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2025 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 8 - Voting Systems
Chapter 127 - Processing Electronic Voting System Results
Subchapter C. Sealed Ballot Boxes
Section 127.063. Design of Ballot Box
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TX Elec COde § 127.063 (2025)
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Sec. 127.063. DESIGN OF BALLOT BOX. A sealed ballot box used under this subchapter must be equipped with a lock to prevent opening the box without a key and designed and constructed so that:
(1) the ballots can be deposited and delivered without damage that will render them unfit for processing in automatic tabulating equipment;
(2) the box can be sealed to detect any unauthorized opening of the box; and
(3) the slot used by voters to deposit ballots can be sealed to prevent any unauthorized deposit in the box.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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