Tex. Election Code § 127.063
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 127.063, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 127.063. DESIGN OF BALLOT BOX.
Official statutory text
A sealed ballot box used under this subchapter must be equipped with a lock to prevent opening the box without a key and designed and constructed so that:
(1) the ballots can be deposited and delivered without damage that will render them unfit for processing in automatic tabulating equipment;
(2) the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box; and
(3) the slot used by voters to deposit ballots can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box.
(1) the ballots can be deposited and delivered without damage that will render them unfit for processing in automatic tabulating equipment;
(2) the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box; and
(3) the slot used by voters to deposit ballots can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box.
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