Texas § EL.87.126 - ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF BALLOT MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
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§ EL.87.126. ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF BALLOT MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF BALLOT MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS. (a) The early voting clerk may electronically record applications for a ballot to be voted by mail, jacket envelopes, carrier envelopes, and ballots. (a-1) Electronic records made under this section shall record both sides of any application, envelope, or ballot recorded, and all such records shall be provided to the early voting ballot board, the signature verification committee, or both. (b) The secretary of state may adopt rules providing requirements for the electronic image quality and storage of the electronic images of the documents described by Subsection (a). Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817 ), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1 ), Sec. 5.18, eff. December 2, 2021.
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