yourstate.us
Home / Texas / Election Code
Tex. Election Code § 127.126

DUPLICATING BALLOTS

Texas · Texas Election Code · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
Tex. Election Code § 127.126, DUPLICATING BALLOTS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/640956
Permanent ID
ys:prov:640956@1
SHA-256
04926798575dfa32a591c8ea396cde9f3c03e3fa0b4f0945a2ed5604ae87121a

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

(a) The manager of a central counting station may have ballots duplicated for automatic counting as provided by this section. (b) The valid portion of a partially invalid ballot may be duplicated on another ballot so that the valid portion can be automatically counted. (c) If an electronic system ballot is damaged to the extent it cannot be automatically counted, the ballot may be duplicated so it can be automatically counted. (d) A procedure other than duplication may not be used to process a ballot subject to this section unless the procedure is expressly authorized by the secretary of state. (e) Each duplicate ballot must be clearly labeled "Duplicate" and must bear the serial number of the original ballot. (f) The duplicate shall be substituted for the original ballot in the ballots prepared for automatic counting. The original shall be preserved with the other voted ballots for the same period.