Texas § EL.33.059 - OBSERVING SECURING OF VOTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT BEFORE ELECTION
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§ EL.33.059. OBSERVING SECURING OF VOTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT BEFORE ELECTION
OBSERVING SECURING OF VOTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT BEFORE ELECTION. (a) A watcher appointed to serve at a polling place in an election using voting system equipment that is required to be delivered to the polling place in a secured condition is entitled to observe the inspection and securing of the equipment in the jurisdiction of the authority responsible for distributing election supplies to the polling place at which the watcher is appointed to serve. (b) On request of a watcher, the authority responsible for distributing the election supplies shall inform the watcher of the place, date, and hour of the inspection. A watcher shall be admitted on presentation of a certificate of appointment. The person admitting the watcher shall return the certificate to the watcher. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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