Tex. Election Code Section 66.056
Unofficial Tabulation of Precinct Results

(a)

As the general custodian of election records receives the precinct election records from each polling place, the custodian shall:

(1)

open the envelopes and remove the precinct election returns; and

(2)

prepare a tabulation stating for each candidate and for and against each measure:

(A)

the total number of votes received in each precinct; and

(B)

the sum of the precinct totals tabulated under Paragraph (A).

(b)

The custodian shall periodically make a public announcement of the current state of the tabulation made under Subsection (a).

(c)

The tabulation made under Subsection (a) is unofficial and does not affect the outcome of the election.

(d)

The custodian shall preserve the unofficial tabulation for the period for preserving the precinct election records.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Source: Section 66.056 — Unofficial Tabulation of Precinct Results, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.66.htm#66.056 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

66.001
General Custodian of Election Records 66.002
Precinct Election Records 66.003
Envelopes for Distribution of Records 66.004
Polling Place Checklists 66.0021
Election Day Vote Total for Certain Elections 66.021
Assembling Election Records 66.022
Contents of Envelope No 66.023
Contents of Envelope No 66.024
Contents of Envelope No 66.025
Contents of Ballot Box No 66.026
Contents of Ballot Box No 66.051
Distribution of Election Records 66.052
Delivery by Election Clerk 66.053
Time for Delivering Election Records 66.054
Failure to Deliver Election Returns and Voted Ballots 66.055
Judicial Impoundment of Election Records 66.056
Unofficial Tabulation of Precinct Results 66.057
Regulating Public Inspection of Certain Election Records 66.058
Preservation of Precinct Election Records 66.059
Retrieving Erroneously Placed Election Records 66.060
Delivery and Preservation of Key to Ballot Box No 66.061
Custody of List of Registered Voters to Be Reused in Subsequent Election 66.062
Returning Equipment and Supplies 66.0241
Contents of Envelope No

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 66.056’s source at texas.gov

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Location: https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._election_code_section_66.056

Original Source: Section 66.056 — Unofficial Tabulation of Precinct Results, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.66.htm#66.056 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).