Tex.
Election Code Section 33.006
Certificate of Appointment
(a)
For an appointment of a watcher to be effective, the appointing authority must issue a certificate of appointment to the appointee.(b)
A certificate of appointment must:(1)
be in writing and signed by the appointing authority or, for an appointment for a write-in candidate under Section 33.004 (Appointment for Write-in Candidate), by each of the voters making the appointment;(2)
indicate the capacity in which the appointing authority is acting;(3)
state the name, residence address, and voter registration number of the appointee and be signed by the appointee;(4)
identify the election and the precinct polling place or other location at which the appointee is to serve;(5)
in an election on a measure, identify the measure if more than one is to be voted on and state which side of the measure the appointee represents; and(6)
contain an affidavit executed by the appointee stating that the appointee will not have possession of a device capable of recording images or sound or that the appointee will disable or deactivate the device while serving as a watcher.(c)
In addition to complying with Subsection (b), a certificate issued to a watcher appointed for a write-in candidate under Section 33.004 (Appointment for Write-in Candidate) must:(1)
include the residence address and voter registration number of eligible signers in the required number;(2)
include the signed statement of the candidate, or a person who would be authorized to make appointments on the candidate’s behalf if the candidate’s name appeared on the ballot, that the appointment is made with the signer’s consent; and(3)
state the residence or office address of the signer under Subdivision (2) and the capacity in which the signer signs, if the statement is not signed by the candidate.
Source:
Section 33.006 — Certificate of Appointment, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.33.htm#33.006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
