Texas § EL.52.006 - CORRECTING BALLOT
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§ EL.52.006. CORRECTING BALLOT
CORRECTING BALLOT. (a) To make a necessary correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared may: (1) prepare new ballots; (2) line out or otherwise obscure the language being corrected and enter in printed form the correct language next to the language being corrected, if necessary; or (3) prepare printed or blank correction stickers to be affixed to the ballots. (b) A correction sticker used under this section must be printed in the same type style and on the same color of paper as the ballot. (c) A correction sticker may be affixed to a ballot only by the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared or by an election officer serving a polling place. (d) A vote may not be counted for a name appearing on a correction sticker unless the sticker is prepared and affixed to the ballot as provided by this section. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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Section EL.52.006 ("CORRECTING 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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