Tex. Election Code § 31.005
PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS; ENFORCEMENT
Texas · Texas Election Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Election Code § 31.005, PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS; ENFORCEMENT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/640041
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(a) The secretary of state may take appropriate action to protect the voting rights of the citizens of this state from abuse by the authorities administering the state's electoral processes.
(b) The secretary of state may order a person performing official functions in the administration of any part of the electoral processes to correct offending conduct if the secretary determines that the person is exercising the powers vested in that person in a manner that:
(1) impedes the free exercise of a citizen's voting rights; or
(2) unless acting under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, delays or cancels an election that the person does not have specific statutory authority to delay or cancel.
(c) If a person described by Subsection (b) fails to comply with an order from the secretary of state under this section, the secretary may seek enforcement of the order by a temporary restraining order or a writ of injunction or mandamus obtained through the attorney general.