Tex. Election Code Section 127.125
Preparing Ballots for Automatic Counting


(a)

The manager of a central counting station shall have the ballots prepared for automatic counting.

(b)

The manager shall have the ballots examined to detect any irregularly marked ballots and to determine whether the ballots to be counted automatically are ready for counting and can be properly counted. The manager shall have each irregularly marked ballot duplicated to indicate the intent of the voter if the voter’s intent is clearly ascertainable, unless other law prohibits counting the vote. After making the appropriate determinations and taking the appropriate actions, the manager shall approve the ballots for counting.

(c)

After the ballots are approved for counting, the manager shall deliver them to the tabulation supervisor or to the supervisor’s designee.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1054, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 127.125 — Preparing Ballots for Automatic Counting, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­127.­htm#127.­125 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

127.001
Establishment of Central Counting Station
127.002
Counting Station Manager
127.003
Tabulation Supervisor
127.004
Assistants to Tabulation Supervisor
127.005
Presiding Judge of Counting Station
127.006
Counting Station Clerks
127.007
Plan for Counting Station Operation
127.008
Bystanders Excluded
127.009
Electronic Devices in Central Counting Station
127.010
Training
127.0015
Central Counting Station Officers: Oath and Identification
127.061
Sealed Ballot Boxes Required
127.063
Design of Ballot Box
127.064
Seals for Ballot Boxes
127.065
Sealing Ballot Box
127.066
Sealing Deposit Slot
127.067
Disposition of Election Records
127.068
Receiving Sealed Ballot Box at Counting Station
127.069
Sorting Ballots
127.091
Test of Tabulating Equipment Required
127.092
Testing Authorities
127.093
Times for Conducting Test
127.094
Design of Test
127.095
Determining Success of Test
127.096
Conduct of First Test
127.097
Conduct of Second Test
127.098
Conduct of Third Test
127.099
Security of Test Materials
127.100
Custody of Test Materials
127.121
Programmer for Tabulating Equipment
127.122
Approval of Program
127.123
Security of Program
127.124
Early Processing of Ballots
127.125
Preparing Ballots for Automatic Counting
127.126
Duplicating Ballots
127.127
Operating Equipment and Handling Ballots Restricted
127.128
Ballots Tabulated by Precinct
127.129
Correction of Results After Equipment Malfunction
127.130
Manual Counting
127.131
Preparing Returns
127.132
Disposition of Ballots, Returns, and Other Records
127.151
Applicability of Subchapter
127.152
Test of Tabulating Equipment Required
127.153
Test Repeated if Equipment Malfunctions
127.154
Identification Numbers Required for Equipment
127.155
Presiding Judge to Sign Tape
127.156
Tabulation at Central Counting Station if Discrepancy Exists in Ballot Totals
127.157
Processing Irregularly Marked Ballots
127.201
Partial Count of Electronic Voting System Ballots by General Custodian
127.202
Count of Electronic Voting System Ballots by Secretary of State
127.301
Applicability of Subchapter
127.302
Risk-limiting Audit
127.303
Rules
127.304
Publication of Results
127.305
Pilot Program
127.306
Waiver Not Permitted
127.351
Randomized County Audits
127.1231
Security of Automatic Tabulating Equipment
127.1232
Security of Voted Ballots
127.1301
Centrally Counted Optical Scan Ballots
127.1311
Announcing Unofficial Results

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 127.125’s source at texas​.gov