Texas § EL.124.005 - SPECIMEN BALLOT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § EL.124.005 — SPECIMEN BALLOT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ EL.124.005. SPECIMEN BALLOT
SPECIMEN BALLOT. (a) The secretary of state may prescribe standards regarding the form, content, preparation, availability, and use of specimen ballots in elections using voting systems. The standards are not required to be consistent with those prescribed by this code for elections using regular paper ballots. (b) The secretary of state may provide, with respect to elections in which voting systems are used: (1) alternatives to the use of specimen ballots; or (2) that specimen ballots are not required. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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Section EL.124.005 ("SPECIMEN BALLOT") 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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