Tex. Election Code § 61.007
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 61.007, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 61.007. UNLAWFULLY REVEALING INFORMATION BEFORE POLLS CLOSE.
Official statutory text
(a) An election officer, watcher, or other person serving at a polling place in an official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later, the officer, watcher, or other person reveals:
(1) the number of votes that have been received for a candidate or for or against a measure;
(2) a candidate's position relative to other candidates in the tabulation of the votes;
(3) whether a measure is passing or failing; or
(4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in the election.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
(c) Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and at each subsequent two-hour interval through 5:30 p.m., the presiding judge shall post written notice of the total number of voters who have voted in the precinct. The notice shall be posted at an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.
(1) the number of votes that have been received for a candidate or for or against a measure;
(2) a candidate's position relative to other candidates in the tabulation of the votes;
(3) whether a measure is passing or failing; or
(4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in the election.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
(c) Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and at each subsequent two-hour interval through 5:30 p.m., the presiding judge shall post written notice of the total number of voters who have voted in the precinct. The notice shall be posted at an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.
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