Texas Election Code 33.006 – Certificate of Appointment
(a) For an appointment of a watcher to be effective, the appointing authority must issue a certificate of appointment to the appointee.
(b) A certificate of appointment must:
(1) be in writing and signed by the appointing authority or, for an appointment for a write-in candidate under § 33.004, by each of the voters making the appointment;
(2) indicate the capacity in which the appointing authority is acting;
(3) state the name, residence address, and voter registration number of the appointee and be signed by the appointee;
(4) identify the election and the precinct polling place or other location at which the appointee is to serve;
(5) in an election on a measure, identify the measure if more than one is to be voted on and state which side of the measure the appointee represents; and
(6) contain an affidavit executed by the appointee stating that the appointee will not have possession of a device capable of recording images or sound or that the appointee will disable or deactivate the device while serving as a watcher.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 33.006
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Measure: means a question or proposal submitted in an election for an expression of the voters' will. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Residence address: means the street address and any apartment number, or the address at which mail is received if the residence has no address, and the city, state, and zip code that correspond to a person's residence. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) In addition to complying with Subsection (b), a certificate issued to a watcher appointed for a write-in candidate under § 33.004 must:
(1) include the residence address and voter registration number of eligible signers in the required number;
(2) include the signed statement of the candidate, or a person who would be authorized to make appointments on the candidate’s behalf if the candidate’s name appeared on the ballot, that the appointment is made with the signer’s consent; and
(3) state the residence or office address of the signer under Subdivision (2) and the capacity in which the signer signs, if the statement is not signed by the candidate.