§ 65.001 Counting Officers
§ 65.002 Time for Counting
§ 65.003 Rotating Ballot Boxes No
§ 65.004 Tally Lists
§ 65.005 Tallying the Votes
§ 65.006 Replacing Member of Counting Team
§ 65.008 Tallying Write-In Votes
§ 65.009 Counting Irregularly Marked Ballot
§ 65.010 Ballots Not Counted
§ 65.011 Overvoting
§ 65.012 Depositing Ballot in Ballot Box No
§ 65.013 Ballot Register
§ 65.014 Preparing the Precinct Returns
§ 65.015 Announcing Partial Results
§ 65.016 Internet Posting of Election Results
§ 65.017 Video Recording of Ballot Counting and Processing

Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 65 > Subchapter A - Counting Votes Generally

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Measure: means a question or proposal submitted in an election for an expression of the voters' will. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Proposition: means the wording appearing on a ballot to identify a measure. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.