Texas § PR.209.00594 - TABULATION OF AND ACCESS TO BALLOTS
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§ PR.209.00594. TABULATION OF AND ACCESS TO BALLOTS
TABULATION OF AND ACCESS TO BALLOTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law, a person who is a candidate in a property owners' association election or who is otherwise the subject of an association vote, or a person related to that person within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573 , Government Code, may not tabulate or otherwise be given access to the ballots cast in that election or vote except as provided by this section. (b) A person other than a person described by Subsection (a) may tabulate votes in an association election or vote. (b-1) A person who tabulates votes under Subsection (b) or who performs a recount under Section 209.0057 (c) may not disclose to any other person how an individual voted. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law, only a person who tabulates votes under Subsection (b) or who performs a recount under Section 209.0057 (c) may be given access to the ballots cast in the election or vote. (d) This section may not be construed to affect a person's obligation to comply with a court order for the release of ballots or other voting records. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 472 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1183 (S.B. 1168 ), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.
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