Tex. Election Code Section 87.0241
Processing Ballots Before Polls Open

(a)

The early voting ballot board shall make its determination whether to accept early voting ballots voted by mail in accordance with Section 87.041 (Accepting Voter) after the ballots are delivered to the board.

(b)

The board may not count early voting ballots until:

(1)

the polls open on election day; or

(2)

in an election conducted by an authority of a county with a population of 100,000 or more, or conducted jointly with such a county or conducted with such a county through a contract for election services, the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance.

(c)

The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary for implementing this section.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1.23. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (S.B. 1599), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 87.0241 — Processing Ballots Before Polls Open, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­87.­htm#87.­0241 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

87.001
Board Created 87.002
Composition of Board 87.003
Eligibility for Board Membership 87.004
Board Composed of Precinct Election Officers 87.005
Compensation of Members 87.006
Early Voting Ballot Board Members: Oath and Identification 87.021
Ballots and Other Materials Delivered to Board 87.022
Time of Delivery: General Rule 87.023
Time of Delivery: Automatically Counted Ballots 87.024
Time of Delivery: Voting Machine Election 87.025
Delivering Second Ballot Box Key to Board 87.026
Bystanders Excluded 87.027
Signature Verification Committee 87.028
Access to Information 87.0031
Training 87.041
Accepting Voter 87.042
Disposition of Accepted Ballot 87.043
Disposition of Rejected Ballot 87.044
Disposition of Application 87.061
Authority Responsible for Counting Ballots 87.062
Counting Ballots and Preparing Returns 87.063
Disposition of Ballots and Other Items 87.101
Delivery of Ballots to Counting Station 87.102
Duplicating Paper Ballots for Automatic Counting 87.103
Counting Ballots and Preparing Returns 87.104
Disposition of Early Voting Ballot Board Returns and Other Records 87.121
Early Voting Rosters 87.122
Precinct Early Voting List 87.123
Delivering Other Records and Supplies 87.124
Preservation of Early Voting Election Records Generally 87.125
Counting of Certain Late Ballots Voted by Mail 87.126
Electronic Recording of Ballot Materials and Applications 87.127
Resolution of Incorrect Determination by Early Voting Ballot Board 87.128
Notes 87.0211
Electronic Delivery of Materials Recorded Electronically 87.0221
Time of Delivery: Paper Ballots 87.0222
Time of Delivery: Ballots Voted by Mail 87.0223
Time of Delivery: Ballots Sent out by Regular Mail and E-mail 87.0241
Processing Ballots Before Polls Open 87.0271
Opportunity to Correct Defect: Signature Verification Committee 87.0272
Training 87.0411
Opportunity to Correct Defect: Early Voting Ballot Board 87.0431
Notice of Rejected Ballot 87.1221
Disposition of Ballot Transmittal Form 87.1231
Early Voting Votes Reported by Precinct
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 87.0241’s source at texas​.gov