Tex. Election Code § 61.006
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 61.006, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 61.006. UNLAWFULLY DIVULGING VOTE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person was in a polling place for any purpose other than voting and knowingly communicates to another person information that the person obtained at the polling place about how a voter has voted.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(c) This section does not apply to information presented in an official investigation or other official proceeding in which the information is relevant.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
(c) This section does not apply to information presented in an official investigation or other official proceeding in which the information is relevant.
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