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2025 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 6 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 63 - Accepting Voter
Section 63.012. Unlawfully Accepting or Refusing to Accept Voter
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TX Elec COde § 63.012 (2025)
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Sec. 63.012. UNLAWFULLY ACCEPTING OR REFUSING TO ACCEPT VOTER. (a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly:
(1) permits an ineligible voter to vote other than as provided by Section 63.011; or
(2) refuses to accept a person for voting whose acceptance is required by this code.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 5), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2018.
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