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Tex. Elec. Code § 276.001

RETALIATION AGAINST VOTER

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Winters v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co. (1990)

Most recently applied in Simmons Airlines v. Lagrotte (August 2001)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A person commits an offense if, in retaliation against a voter who has voted for or against a candidate or measure or a voter who has refused to reveal how the voter voted, the person knowingly:

(1) harms or threatens to harm the voter by an unlawful act; or

(2) with respect to a voter over whom the person has authority in the scope of employment, subjects or threatens to subject the voter to a loss or reduction of wages or another benefit of employment.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.