Tex. Election Code § 61.014
USE OF CERTAIN DEVICES
Texas · Texas Election Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Election Code § 61.014, USE OF CERTAIN DEVICES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/640361
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(a) Except as permitted by Sections 61.012 and 61.013, a person may not use a wireless communication device within a room in which voting is taking place.
(b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station.
(c) The presiding judge may require a person who violates this section to turn off the device or to leave the polling place.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) an election officer in conducting the officer's official duties;
(2) the use of election equipment necessary for the conduct of the election; or
(3) a person who is employed at the location in which a polling place is located while the person is acting in the course of the person's employment.
(e) The secretary of state shall require a presiding judge to post a notice that states the prohibition on the use of a wireless communication device in a prominent and reasonably visible location outside of a room in which voting is taking place.