Tex. Election Code Section 84.037
Preservation of Documents

(a)

The early voting clerk shall preserve each cancellation request for the period for preserving the precinct election records. If the application is canceled, the clerk shall attach it and the corresponding ballot materials, if available, to the cancellation request and preserve it with the request.

(b)

The early voting clerk as defined by Subchapter A (Early Voting Clerk Generally), Chapter 83 (Officer Conducting Early Voting), shall, not later than the 30th day after election day, deliver notice to the attorney general of cancellation requests received, including certified copies of cancellation requests, applications, and carrier envelopes, if available.

(c)

The attorney general shall prescribe the form and manner of submission under Subsection (b). The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the requirements prescribed under this subsection.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.08; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 5), Sec. 7, eff. December 1, 2017.

Source: Section 84.037 — Preservation of Documents, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.84.htm#84.037 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

84.001
Application Required 84.002
Contents of Application 84.003
Signing Application by Witness 84.004
Unlawfully Witnessing Application for More than One Applicant 84.005
Application Components 84.007
Submitting Application for Ballot Voted by Mail: General Rule 84.008
Submitting Application for Ballot Voted by Mail: Personal Delivery 84.009
Submitting Application for Ballot Voted by Mail: Confinement in Jail 84.010
Preservation of Application 84.011
Official Application Form 84.012
Clerk to Mail Application Form on Request 84.013
Application Forms Furnished by Secretary of State 84.014
Action by Early Voting Clerk on Certain Applications 84.0021
Contents of Application for Participant in Address Confidentiality Program 84.031
Cancellation of Application 84.032
Request for Cancellation 84.033
Action on Request 84.034
Notice of Denial 84.035
Ballot Sent to Applicant 84.036
Disposition of Returned Ballot 84.037
Preservation of Documents 84.038
Cancellation Effective for Single Election 84.0041
Fraudulent Use of Application for Ballot by Mail 84.0111
Distribution of Application Form 84.0121
Clerk to Post Application Form Online

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 84.037’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 84.037 — Preservation of Documents, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.84.htm#84.037 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).