Tex. Election Code § 64.010
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 64.010, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 64.010. UNLAWFULLY PERMITTING OR PREVENTING DEPOSIT OF BALLOT.
Official statutory text
(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer:
(1) permits a person to deposit in the ballot box a ballot that the officer knows was not provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing the ballot or for whom the deposit is made; or
(2) prevents the deposit in the ballot box of a marked and properly folded ballot that was provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing it or for whom the deposit is attempted.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(1) permits a person to deposit in the ballot box a ballot that the officer knows was not provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing the ballot or for whom the deposit is made; or
(2) prevents the deposit in the ballot box of a marked and properly folded ballot that was provided at the polling place to the voter who is depositing it or for whom the deposit is attempted.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
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