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Tex. Elec. Code § 65.010

BALLOTS NOT COUNTED

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

(a) The following ballots may not be counted:

(1) a ballot that is not provided to the voter at the polling place;

(2) two or more ballots that are folded together in a manner indicating that they were folded together when deposited in the ballot box;

(3) a write-in envelope containing a write-in vote without an attached ballot;

(4) a ballot that has not been deposited in the ballot box used for the deposit of marked ballots; or

(5) a provisional ballot that is not accepted under Subchapter B.

(b) If a ballot is unnumbered or the signature of the presiding judge does not appear on the back of a ballot, the presiding judge shall examine it to determine whether the ballot is not to be counted under Subsection (a)(1).

(c) If a ballot is not counted, an election officer shall indicate on the back of the ballot the reason for not counting it.

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