Tex. Election Code § 102.002
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 102.002, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 102.002. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
An application for a late ballot must comply with the applicable provisions of Section 84.002 and must include or be accompanied by a certificate of a licensed physician or chiropractor or accredited Christian Science practitioner in substantially the following form:
"This is to certify that I know that __________ has a sickness or physical condition that will prevent him or her from appearing at the polling place for an election to be held on the __________ day of __________, 20___, without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring his or her health and that the sickness or physical condition originated on or after __________.
"Witness my hand at __________, Texas, this __________ day of __________, 20___.
________________________________
(signature of physician,
chiropractor, or practitioner)"
"This is to certify that I know that __________ has a sickness or physical condition that will prevent him or her from appearing at the polling place for an election to be held on the __________ day of __________, 20___, without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring his or her health and that the sickness or physical condition originated on or after __________.
"Witness my hand at __________, Texas, this __________ day of __________, 20___.
________________________________
(signature of physician,
chiropractor, or practitioner)"
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