(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
- (1) votes or attempts to vote in an election in which the person knows the person is not eligible to vote;
- (2) knowingly votes or attempts to vote more than once in an election;
- (3) knowingly impersonates another person and votes or attempts to vote as the impersonated person; or
- (4) knowingly marks or attempts to mark another person's ballot without the consent of that person.
- (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt. In that case, the offense is a state jail felony.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2012.