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Tex. Elec. Code § 61.007

UNLAWFULLY REVEALING INFORMATION BEFORE POLLS CLOSE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Voting Integrity Project, Inc. v. Bomer (1999)

Most recently applied in Voting Integrity Project, Inc. v. Bomer (August 1999)

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

(a) An election officer, watcher, or other person serving at a polling place in an official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later, the officer, watcher, or other person reveals:

(1) the number of votes that have been received for a candidate or for or against a measure;

(2) a candidate's position relative to other candidates in the tabulation of the votes;

(3) whether a measure is passing or failing; or

(4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in the election.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(c) Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and at each subsequent two-hour interval through 5:30 p.m., the presiding judge shall post written notice of the total number of voters who have voted in the precinct. The notice shall be posted at an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.

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