Tex. Elec. Code § 127.008

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 127.008 - Bystanders Excluded

(a) Except as permitted by this code and as described by Subsection (b), a person may not be in a central counting station while ballots are being counted.

(b) Under this code, a person may be lawfully present in the central counting station while ballots are being counted if the person is:

(1) a counting station manager, tabulation supervisor, assistant to the tabulation supervisor, presiding judge, or clerk;

(2) a watcher;

(3) a state inspector;

(4) a voting system technician, as authorized by Section 125.010;

(5) the county election officer, as defined by Section 31.091, as necessary to perform tasks related to the administration of the election; or

(6) a person whose presence has been authorized by the counting station manager in accordance with this code.

Tex. Elec. Code § 127.008

Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 454,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2021.