Texas § EL.33.052 - HOURS OF SERVICE AT PRECINCT POLLING PLACE
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§ EL.33.052. HOURS OF SERVICE AT PRECINCT POLLING PLACE
HOURS OF SERVICE AT PRECINCT POLLING PLACE. A watcher at a precinct polling place may begin service at any time after the presiding judge arrives at the polling place on election day and may remain at the polling place until the presiding judge and the clerks complete their duties there. A watcher may serve at the polling place during the hours the watcher chooses, except that if the watcher is present at the polling place when ballots are counted, the watcher may not leave until the counting is complete. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 254, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 1921 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 27.002(2), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 414 (H.B. 1631 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section EL.33.052 ("HOURS OF SERVICE AT PRECINCT POLLING PLACE") 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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