Texas Election Code 62.0115 – Public Notice of Voters’ Rights
(a) The secretary of state shall adopt rules providing for publicizing voters’ rights as prescribed by this section. The rules must require that a notice of those rights be publicized:
(1) by being posted by an election officer in a prominent location at each polling place;
(2) on the Internet website of the secretary of state;
(3) through material published by the secretary of state; or
(4) in another manner designed to give voters notice of their rights.
(b) Except as revised by the secretary of state under Subsection (d), the notice must state that a voter has the right to:
(1) vote a ballot and view written instructions on how to cast a ballot;
(2) vote in secret and free from intimidation;
(3) receive up to two additional ballots if the voter mismarks, damages, or otherwise spoils a ballot;
(4) request instructions on how to cast a ballot, but not to receive suggestions on how to vote;
(5) bring an interpreter to translate the ballot and any instructions from election officials;
(6) receive assistance in casting the ballot if the voter:
(A) has a physical disability that renders the voter unable to write or see; or
(B) cannot read the language in which the ballot is written;
(7) cast a ballot on executing an affidavit as provided by law, if the voter’s eligibility to vote is questioned;
(8) report an existing or potential abuse of voting rights to the secretary of state or the local election official;
(9) except as provided by Section 85.066(b), Election Code, vote at any early voting location in the county in which the voter resides in an election held at county expense, a primary election, or a special election ordered by the governor; and
(10) file an administrative complaint with the secretary of state concerning a violation of federal or state voting procedures.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 62.0115
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Election official: means :
(A) a county clerk;
(B) a permanent or temporary deputy county clerk;
(C) an elections administrator;
(D) a permanent or temporary employee of an elections administrator;
(E) an election judge;
(F) an alternate election judge;
(G) an early voting clerk;
(H) a deputy early voting clerk;
(I) an election clerk;
(J) the presiding judge of an early voting ballot board;
(K) the alternate presiding judge of an early voting ballot board;
(L) a member of an early voting ballot board;
(M) the chair of a signature verification committee;
(N) the vice chair of a signature verification committee;
(O) a member of a signature verification committee;
(P) the presiding judge of a central counting station;
(Q) the alternate presiding judge of a central counting station;
(R) a central counting station manager;
(S) a central counting station clerk;
(T) a tabulation supervisor;
(U) an assistant to a tabulation supervisor; and
(V) a chair of a county political party holding a primary election or a runoff primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005 - Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Primary election: means an election held by a political party under Chapter 172 to select its nominees for public office, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term includes a presidential primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Special election: means an election that is not a general election or a primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The notice must also state:
(1) the information relating to the voting rights hotline required under Section 31.0055; and
(2) any other information that the secretary of state considers important for a voter to know.
(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of the notice in accordance with this section. The secretary of state shall revise the content of the notice as necessary to ensure that the notice accurately reflects the law in effect at the time the notice is publicized.