Section 65.057 - Processing Accepted Provisional Ballots(a) The early voting ballot board shall count accepted provisional ballots as follows: (1) for ballots to be counted manually, in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 87;(2) for ballots to be counted by automatic tabulating equipment at a central counting station, in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 87; and(3) for ballots to be counted by any other means, in the manner provided by rules adopted by the secretary of state.(b) On counting the ballots under this section, the board shall report the results to the local canvassing authority for the election.Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 35, eff. 1/1/2004.