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Polling Place Procedure
Branch Early Voting Polling Place
Vote Required for Election to Office
Election by Plurality
Cancellation of Elections
Runoff Election
Election of Unopposed Candidate
Primary Election Financing
Disposition of Filing Fees
State Financing
Primary Election Expenses Generally
Primary Fund
Petition Prescribed by Law Outside Code
Political Parties
Contest in District Court Generally
Voting System Ballot
Voting System Ballot Generally
Electronic Voting System Ballot
Late Voting Because of Death in Immediate Family
Election Dates and Hours for Voting
Election Dates
Hours for Voting
State Inspectors
Campaign Treasurer
Computerized Voting Systems
Party Without State Organization
General Provisions
General Provisions
Duties of Commission
Election for Officers of City With , Population
Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures
General Restrictions
Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees
Judicial Campaign Fairness Act
Corporations and Labor Organizations
Civil Liability
Costs of Recount
Write-in Candidate
Write-ins Generally
Write-in Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers
Write-in Candidate in City Election
Write-in Candidate in Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature
Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines
General Provisions
Pre-election Acceptance and Testing of Voting System
Voting System Security
Disposition of Records and Supplies After Election
General Provisions
Assembling Records for Distribution
Disposition of Records and Supplies
Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation
Preparing the Ballot
Name on Ballot
Form of Ballot
Order of Parties, Offices, Names, and Propositions on Ballot
Judicial Review
Officers to Administer Elections
County Elections Administrator
Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-collector
Secretary of State
Joint Elections Administrator
Contract for Election Services
Miscellaneous Provisions
Regulating Participation in Party Affairs
Joint Elections
Conduct of Voting With Voting System
Voting Systems Generally
Electronic Voting Systems
Voting on Election Day by Person on Space Flight
Conduct of Voting by Mail
Tabulation of Unofficial Results of Certain Races by Secretary of State
Conduct of Tabulation
Duties of Local Election Officials for Certain Races
Elections Advisory Committee
Conduct of Voting Generally
General Provisions
Interpreter
Election Precincts
County Election Precincts
Changing County Precinct Boundaries
Other Election Precincts
Local Option Elections on Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
Holding of Election
Procedure Following Election
Manner of Calling Election
General Provisions
Party Rules
Bilingual Requirements
Political Reporting
Civil Liability
Reporting by Certain Persons Making Direct Campaign Expenditures
Reporting by Candidate
Reporting by Officeholder
Recordkeeping
Political Reporting Generally
Modified Reporting Procedures; $500 Maximum in Contributions or Expenditures
Unexpended Contributions
Reporting by Specific-purpose Committee
Reporting by General-purpose Committee
Contest on Measure
Voting Limited Ballot After Changing County of Residence
Processing Early Voting Results
Accepting Early Voting Ballot Voted by Mail
Processing Manually Counted Ballots
Early Voting Ballot Board
Delivering Materials to Board
Processing Ballots Counted at Central Counting Station
Miscellaneous Provisions
Election Judges and Clerks
Eligibility
Powers and Duties
Appointment of Election Judges
Appointment of Election Clerks
Compensation
Training
Voter Information Guide for Judicial Elections
Fair Campaign Practices
Contests for Office
Court-ordered Election Following Judgment of Void Election
Trial and Disposition of Contest
Renewal of Registration
Return of Renewal Certificate
Issuance of Renewal Certificate
Voting on Election Day by Disabled Voter from Voting System Precinct
Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters
Registration Lists
Registration Statements
Statewide Voter Registration List
Cybersecurity of Election Systems
Political Signs
Presidential Electors and Candidates
Presidential Electors
Presidential and Vice-presidential Candidates
Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Presidential and Vice-presidential Candidates
Candidacy for Public Office Generally
Eligibility for Public Office
Application for Place on Ballot
Petition
Voting by Military Personnel or Other Persons Overseas
Canvassing Elections
General Administration of Registration
Correction of Registration Information
Confirmation of Residence
Form and Contents of Registration Certificate; Replacement of Certificate
Certificate Files
Suspense List
Voting on Statement of Residence
State Supervision Over Voting Systems
Voting System Standards
Reexamination of Voting System or Equipment
Approval of Voting System and Equipment
Modification in Design of Approved System or Equipment
Candidate for City Office
Eligibility for Early Voting
Accepting Voter
Polling Places
Number and Location of Polling Places
Building for Use as Polling Place
Information Regarding Location of Polling Place
Voter Registration Agencies
General Provisions
Marriage License Office
Public Library
Registration Assistance Generally
Department of Public Safety
Contest for Constitutional Executive Office
Contests in Other Tribunals
Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City
Officer Conducting Early Voting
Compensation
Early Voting Clerk
Deputy Clerk
Voting Procedures
Voting Generally
Assisting Voter
Voter Registrar
Voter Registrar
County Clerk as Voter Registrar
Qualifications and Requirements for Voting
Contest for State Senator or Representative
Contests in Other Tribunals
Conventions
Precinct Conventions
County and Senatorial District Conventions
General Provisions
Biennial State Convention
Organization
County Executive Committee
District Executive Committee
State Executive Committee
Precinct Executive Committee
Voting Presidential Ballot by Former Resident
Criminal Investigation and Other Enforcement Proceedings
Prosecution by Attorney General
Criminal Investigation
Examination of Ballots by Grand Jury
Mandamus by Appellate Court
Injunction
Processing Electronic Voting System Results
Establishment and Organization of Central Counting Station
Sealed Ballot Boxes
Processing Results in System Without Centralized Counting
Additional Count of Electronic Voting System Ballots
Testing Tabulating Equipment
Processing Results at Central Counting Station
Conduct of Recount
Conduct of Recount Generally
Elections Without State Level Canvass
Elections With State Level Canvass
Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy
Resigning or Declining Office
Time Vacancy Occurs
Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally
Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers
Voting Federal Ballot by Overseas Citizen
Notice of Election
Preliminary Arrangements
Financing Voter Registration
Vacancy in Legislature
Voting by Resident Federal Postcard Applicant
Submission of Federal Postcard Application
E-mail Transmission of Balloting Materials
General Provisions
Counting Votes and Preparing Returns
Verification and Counting of Provisional Ballots
Counting Votes Generally
Election Supplies
Election Equipment
Procuring, Allocating, and Distributing Election Supplies
Watchers
Service
Eligibility
Appointment
Constitutional Amendments
Publishing Notice of Proposed Amendment
Amendment on Ballot
Cancellation of Registration
Challenge of Registration
Challenge of Cancellation
Cancellation
Official Notice to Registrar
Vacancy in Congress
Vacancy in Senate
Vacancy in House of Representatives
Adoption and Acquisition of Voting System
Annual Voting System Report
Adoption of Voting System
Acquisition of Equipment Used in Voting System
Application for Ballot
Application for Ballot
Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail
Application for Registration; Initial Registration
Official Application Forms
Initial Registration
Action on Application by Registrar
Application Files
Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars
Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration
Contest for Presidential Electors
Contests in Other Tribunals
Withdrawal, Death and Ineligibility of Candidate
Candidate in Election Other Than General Election for State and County Officers
Party Nominee in General Election for State and County Officers
Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers
General Provisions
Counting Procedures
Other Voting Systems
Manually Counted Ballots
Ballots Counted by Automatic Tabulating Equipment
Vacancy in Office of State or County Government
Party With State Organization
Conventions
Nominating by Convention Generally
Application for Nomination
Primary Elections
Conduct of Election
Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Candidate
Ballot
Nominating by Primary Election Generally
Application for Place on Ballot
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Title 3. Election Officers and Observers
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Title 2. Voter Qualifications and Registration
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Title 17. Local Option Elections
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Title 1. Introductory Provisions
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Title 15. Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns
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Title 8. Voting Systems
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Title 14. Election Contests
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Title 13. Recounts
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Title 12. Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office
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Title 11. Presidential Elections
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Title 10. Political Parties
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Title 9. Candidates
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Title 6. Conduct of Elections
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Ordering Election
Miscellaneous Offenses and Other Provisions
Regulating Political Advertising and Campaign Communications
Automatic Recount
Requesting Recount
Requesting Recount Generally
Expedited Recount
Deposit for Costs of Recount
Initial Recount
Supplementary Recount Following Partial Recount in Paper Ballot Precincts
Scope of Recount
Selection of Delegates to National Nominating Convention
Presidential Primary Election
State Convention
Late Voting by Disabled Voter
Conduct of Voting by Personal Appearance
Time and Place for Voting; Election Officers
Polling Place Procedure
Branch Early Voting Polling Place
Vote Required for Election to Office
Election by Plurality
Cancellation of Elections
Runoff Election
Election of Unopposed Candidate
Primary Election Financing
Disposition of Filing Fees
State Financing
Primary Election Expenses Generally
Primary Fund
Petition Prescribed by Law Outside Code
Political Parties
Contest in District Court Generally
Voting System Ballot
Voting System Ballot Generally
Electronic Voting System Ballot
Late Voting Because of Death in Immediate Family
Election Dates and Hours for Voting
Election Dates
Hours for Voting
State Inspectors
Campaign Treasurer
Computerized Voting Systems
Party Without State Organization
General Provisions
General Provisions
Duties of Commission
Election for Officers of City With , Population
Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures
General Restrictions
Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees
Judicial Campaign Fairness Act
Corporations and Labor Organizations
Civil Liability
Costs of Recount
Write-in Candidate
Write-ins Generally
Write-in Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers
Write-in Candidate in City Election
Write-in Candidate in Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Legislature
Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines
General Provisions
Pre-election Acceptance and Testing of Voting System
Voting System Security
Disposition of Records and Supplies After Election
General Provisions
Assembling Records for Distribution
Disposition of Records and Supplies
Ballot Form, Content, and Preparation
Preparing the Ballot
Name on Ballot
Form of Ballot
Order of Parties, Offices, Names, and Propositions on Ballot
Judicial Review
Officers to Administer Elections
County Elections Administrator
Transfer of Election Duties to County Tax Assessor-collector
Secretary of State
Joint Elections Administrator
Contract for Election Services
Miscellaneous Provisions
Regulating Participation in Party Affairs
Joint Elections
Conduct of Voting With Voting System
Voting Systems Generally
Electronic Voting Systems
Voting on Election Day by Person on Space Flight
Conduct of Voting by Mail
Tabulation of Unofficial Results of Certain Races by Secretary of State
Conduct of Tabulation
Duties of Local Election Officials for Certain Races
Elections Advisory Committee
Conduct of Voting Generally
General Provisions
Interpreter
Election Precincts
County Election Precincts
Changing County Precinct Boundaries
Other Election Precincts
Local Option Elections on Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
Holding of Election
Procedure Following Election
Manner of Calling Election
General Provisions
Party Rules
Bilingual Requirements
Political Reporting
Civil Liability
Reporting by Certain Persons Making Direct Campaign Expenditures
Reporting by Candidate
Reporting by Officeholder
Recordkeeping
Political Reporting Generally
Modified Reporting Procedures; $500 Maximum in Contributions or Expenditures
Unexpended Contributions
Reporting by Specific-purpose Committee
Reporting by General-purpose Committee
Contest on Measure
Voting Limited Ballot After Changing County of Residence
Processing Early Voting Results
Accepting Early Voting Ballot Voted by Mail
Processing Manually Counted Ballots
Early Voting Ballot Board
Delivering Materials to Board
Processing Ballots Counted at Central Counting Station
Miscellaneous Provisions
Election Judges and Clerks
Eligibility
Powers and Duties
Appointment of Election Judges
Appointment of Election Clerks
Compensation
Training
Voter Information Guide for Judicial Elections
Fair Campaign Practices
Contests for Office
Court-ordered Election Following Judgment of Void Election
Trial and Disposition of Contest
Renewal of Registration
Return of Renewal Certificate
Issuance of Renewal Certificate
Voting on Election Day by Disabled Voter from Voting System Precinct
Procedures for Identifying Registered Voters
Registration Lists
Registration Statements
Statewide Voter Registration List
Cybersecurity of Election Systems
Political Signs
Presidential Electors and Candidates
Presidential Electors
Presidential and Vice-presidential Candidates
Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Presidential and Vice-presidential Candidates
Candidacy for Public Office Generally
Eligibility for Public Office
Application for Place on Ballot
Petition
Voting by Military Personnel or Other Persons Overseas
Canvassing Elections
General Administration of Registration
Correction of Registration Information
Confirmation of Residence
Form and Contents of Registration Certificate; Replacement of Certificate
Certificate Files
Suspense List
Voting on Statement of Residence
State Supervision Over Voting Systems
Voting System Standards
Reexamination of Voting System or Equipment
Approval of Voting System and Equipment
Modification in Design of Approved System or Equipment
Candidate for City Office
Eligibility for Early Voting
Accepting Voter
Polling Places
Number and Location of Polling Places
Building for Use as Polling Place
Information Regarding Location of Polling Place
Voter Registration Agencies
General Provisions
Marriage License Office
Public Library
Registration Assistance Generally
Department of Public Safety
Contest for Constitutional Executive Office
Contests in Other Tribunals
Candidate for Office of Political Subdivision Other Than County or City
Officer Conducting Early Voting
Compensation
Early Voting Clerk
Deputy Clerk
Voting Procedures
Voting Generally
Assisting Voter
Voter Registrar
Voter Registrar
County Clerk as Voter Registrar
Qualifications and Requirements for Voting
Contest for State Senator or Representative
Contests in Other Tribunals
Conventions
Precinct Conventions
County and Senatorial District Conventions
General Provisions
Biennial State Convention
Organization
County Executive Committee
District Executive Committee
State Executive Committee
Precinct Executive Committee
Voting Presidential Ballot by Former Resident
Criminal Investigation and Other Enforcement Proceedings
Prosecution by Attorney General
Criminal Investigation
Examination of Ballots by Grand Jury
Mandamus by Appellate Court
Injunction
Processing Electronic Voting System Results
Establishment and Organization of Central Counting Station
Sealed Ballot Boxes
Processing Results in System Without Centralized Counting
Additional Count of Electronic Voting System Ballots
Testing Tabulating Equipment
Processing Results at Central Counting Station
Conduct of Recount
Conduct of Recount Generally
Elections Without State Level Canvass
Elections With State Level Canvass
Determination of and Election to Fill Vacancy
Resigning or Declining Office
Time Vacancy Occurs
Special Election to Fill Vacancy Generally
Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers
Voting Federal Ballot by Overseas Citizen
Notice of Election
Preliminary Arrangements
Financing Voter Registration
Vacancy in Legislature
Voting by Resident Federal Postcard Applicant
Submission of Federal Postcard Application
E-mail Transmission of Balloting Materials
General Provisions
Counting Votes and Preparing Returns
Verification and Counting of Provisional Ballots
Counting Votes Generally
Election Supplies
Election Equipment
Procuring, Allocating, and Distributing Election Supplies
Watchers
Service
Eligibility
Appointment
Constitutional Amendments
Publishing Notice of Proposed Amendment
Amendment on Ballot
Cancellation of Registration
Challenge of Registration
Challenge of Cancellation
Cancellation
Official Notice to Registrar
Vacancy in Congress
Vacancy in Senate
Vacancy in House of Representatives
Adoption and Acquisition of Voting System
Annual Voting System Report
Adoption of Voting System
Acquisition of Equipment Used in Voting System
Application for Ballot
Application for Ballot
Canceling Application for Ballot to Be Voted by Mail
Application for Registration; Initial Registration
Official Application Forms
Initial Registration
Action on Application by Registrar
Application Files
Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars
Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration
Contest for Presidential Electors
Contests in Other Tribunals
Withdrawal, Death and Ineligibility of Candidate
Candidate in Election Other Than General Election for State and County Officers
Party Nominee in General Election for State and County Officers
Independent Candidate in General Election for State and County Officers
General Provisions
Counting Procedures
Other Voting Systems
Manually Counted Ballots
Ballots Counted by Automatic Tabulating Equipment
Vacancy in Office of State or County Government
Party With State Organization
Conventions
Nominating by Convention Generally
Application for Nomination
Primary Elections
Conduct of Election
Withdrawal, Death, and Ineligibility of Candidate
Ballot
Nominating by Primary Election Generally
Application for Place on Ballot
Ch. :
Title 7. Early Voting
Ch. :
Title 16. Miscellaneous Provisions
Ch. :
Title 5. Election Supplies
Ch. :
Title 4. Time and Place of Elections
Ch. :
Title 3. Election Officers and Observers
Ch. :
Title 2. Voter Qualifications and Registration
Ch. :
Title 17. Local Option Elections
Ch. :
Title 1. Introductory Provisions
Ch. :
Title 15. Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns
Ch. :
Title 8. Voting Systems
Ch. :
Title 14. Election Contests
Ch. :
Title 13. Recounts
Ch. :
Title 12. Elections to Fill Vacancy in Office
Ch. :
Title 11. Presidential Elections
Ch. :
Title 10. Political Parties
Ch. :
Title 9. Candidates
Ch. :
Title 6. Conduct of Elections
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Title 10. Political Parties
Chapter 171. Organization
Sec. 171.004. Proxy
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