Texas § EL.213.007 - ACCESS TO BALLOTS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER MATERIALS
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§ EL.213.007. ACCESS TO BALLOTS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER MATERIALS
ACCESS TO BALLOTS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER MATERIALS. (a) On presentation by a recount committee chair of a written order signed by the recount supervisor, the custodian of voted ballots, voting machines or test materials or programs used in counting electronic voting system ballots shall make the ballots, machines, or materials or programs, including the records from which the operation of the voting system may be audited, available to the committee. (b) The custodian of keys to secured materials or equipment shall make the keys available to the committee in the same manner as provided by Subsection (a). (c) The recount committee chair shall have the materials and equipment restored to their secured condition and returned to the appropriate custodian. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 215, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 54, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
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Section EL.213.007 ("ACCESS TO BALLOTS, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER MATERIALS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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