Tex. Election Code § 276.019
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 276.019, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 276.019. UNLAWFUL ALTERING OF ELECTION PROCEDURES.
Official statutory text
A public official or election official may not create, alter, modify, waive, or suspend any election standard, practice, or procedure mandated by law or rule in a manner not expressly authorized by this code.
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