Section 81.001 - Early Voting Required(a) In each election in this state, early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance at an early voting polling place and by mail.(b) A reference in a law outside this code to "absentee voting" means "early voting."Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.03