Tex. Election Code § 127.151
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 127.151, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 127.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER; PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Official statutory text
(a) This subchapter applies to the processing of election results in electronic voting systems that do not entail the counting of ballots at central locations established under Subchapter A.
(b) An electronic voting system used under this subchapter must require voters to deposit the ballots directly into a unit of automatic tabulating equipment. The tabulating equipment shall be programmed to return an irregularly marked ballot to the voter.
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any necessary procedures, in addition to those prescribed by this subchapter, for processing the election results.
(b) An electronic voting system used under this subchapter must require voters to deposit the ballots directly into a unit of automatic tabulating equipment. The tabulating equipment shall be programmed to return an irregularly marked ballot to the voter.
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any necessary procedures, in addition to those prescribed by this subchapter, for processing the election results.
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