Tex. Election Code § 172.129
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 172.129, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 172.129. STATEMENTS MADE BY ELECTION OFFICER WHEN PRIMARIES CONDUCTED AT SAME LOCATION.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to a polling place used to hold an election for more than one political party.
(b) An election officer conducting a primary election may not:
(1) suggest a political party's ballot to a voter; or
(2) discuss any race on the ballot with a voter.
(b) An election officer conducting a primary election may not:
(1) suggest a political party's ballot to a voter; or
(2) discuss any race on the ballot with a voter.
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