Tex. Election Code § 52.073
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 52.073, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 52.073. VOTING SQUARE AND INSTRUCTION FOR PROPOSITIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) On a ballot on which a proposition is to appear, "FOR" and, below it, "AGAINST" shall be printed to the left of the proposition.
(b) A brace or other suitable device shall be printed to indicate to which proposition each "FOR" and "AGAINST" applies.
(c) A square for voting shall be printed to the left of each "FOR" and each "AGAINST."
(d) Immediately above the propositions, the following instruction shall be printed: "Place an 'X' in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote."
(e) The authority responsible for prescribing the wording of a proposition may substitute "YES" and "NO" on the ballot for "FOR" and "AGAINST" if the authority considers those words more appropriate.
(b) A brace or other suitable device shall be printed to indicate to which proposition each "FOR" and "AGAINST" applies.
(c) A square for voting shall be printed to the left of each "FOR" and each "AGAINST."
(d) Immediately above the propositions, the following instruction shall be printed: "Place an 'X' in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote."
(e) The authority responsible for prescribing the wording of a proposition may substitute "YES" and "NO" on the ballot for "FOR" and "AGAINST" if the authority considers those words more appropriate.
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