Tex. Election Code § 68.002
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 68.002, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 68.002. ACCESS TO TABULATION SYSTEM.
Official statutory text
(a) During the tabulation, the secretary of state shall provide a sufficient number of display terminals for representatives of the news media to monitor the tabulation. The secretary shall provide direct lines between computers for use by the media, if practicable.
(b) The secretary shall charge reasonable fees, which shall approximate actual costs, to defray the costs of providing the news media access to the tabulation system.
(b) The secretary shall charge reasonable fees, which shall approximate actual costs, to defray the costs of providing the news media access to the tabulation system.
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