Tex. Election Code § 52.001
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 52.001, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 52.001. OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the vote in an election is by official ballot.
(b) If an official ballot is unavailable at a polling place, the presiding election judge shall provide a ballot designed in accordance with this chapter.
(b) If an official ballot is unavailable at a polling place, the presiding election judge shall provide a ballot designed in accordance with this chapter.
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