Tex. Election Code § 62.013
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 62.013, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 62.013. UNAUTHORIZED POSTING OF SIGNS PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly posts at a polling place, including the area within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located, a sign, card, poster, or other similar material that:
(1) is not authorized or required by law; or
(2) is in a form or contains information that is not authorized or required by law.
(b) A person other than an election officer commits an offense if the person posts a sign, card, poster, or other similar material at a polling place, including the 100-foot area described by Subsection (a).
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(1) is not authorized or required by law; or
(2) is in a form or contains information that is not authorized or required by law.
(b) A person other than an election officer commits an offense if the person posts a sign, card, poster, or other similar material at a polling place, including the 100-foot area described by Subsection (a).
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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