Tex. Election Code § 51.005
NUMBER OF BALLOTS
Texas · Texas Election Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Election Code § 51.005, NUMBER OF BALLOTS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/640290
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(a) The authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for an election shall provide for each election precinct a number of ballots equal to at least the percentage of voters who voted in that precinct in the most recent corresponding election plus 25 percent of that number.
(a-1) The number of ballots provided may not exceed the total number of registered voters in the precinct unless the county participates in the countywide polling place program under Section 43.007.
(b) In computing a number of registered voters under this section, voters whose names appear on the list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, shall be excluded.
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for determining the number of provisional ballots to be provided.
(d) The authority responsible for procuring the election supplies for an election commits an offense if the authority intentionally fails to provide an election precinct with the required number of ballots under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.