Tex. Election Code § 34.002
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 34.002, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 34.002. DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state inspector is entitled to be present at and observe any function or activity at a polling place, central counting station, place of canvass, or other place at which official election or voter registration functions or activities take place. An inspector may take reasonable steps to obtain evidence of the manner in which a function or activity is being performed.
(b) A state inspector may not observe the preparation of the ballot of a voter not being assisted by an election officer.
(c) A state inspector shall report to the secretary of state any violation of law that the inspector observes.
(b) A state inspector may not observe the preparation of the ballot of a voter not being assisted by an election officer.
(c) A state inspector shall report to the secretary of state any violation of law that the inspector observes.
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