Texas Election Code 87.0241 – Processing Ballots Before Polls Open
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(a) The early voting ballot board shall make its determination whether to accept early voting ballots voted by mail in accordance with § 87.041 after the ballots are delivered to the board.
(b) The board may not count early voting ballots until:
(1) the polls open on election day; or
(2) in an election conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000 or more, or conducted jointly with such a county or conducted with such a county through a contract for election services, the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 87.0241
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary for implementing this section.