Tex. Election Code § 62.008
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 62.008, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 62.008. PRESIDING JUDGE TO SIGN BALLOTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The presiding judge's signature shall be placed on the back of each ballot to be used at the polling place.
(b) The judge shall sign each ballot or an election officer shall stamp a facsimile of the judge's signature on each ballot.
(c) The signing of ballots need not be completed before the polls open, but an unsigned ballot may not be made available for selection by the voters.
(b) The judge shall sign each ballot or an election officer shall stamp a facsimile of the judge's signature on each ballot.
(c) The signing of ballots need not be completed before the polls open, but an unsigned ballot may not be made available for selection by the voters.
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