Text of section prior to the amendments made by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered before the date the Secretary of State issues the report required by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2025.

1. (a) During the period for early voting by personal appearance, the ballots voted at a branch polling place, other than those cast on a voting machine, shall be:

   1. (1) retained securely at the branch polling place in a locked room accessible only to election officers; or
   2. (2) delivered by an election officer or designated law enforcement officer to the main early voting polling place at the close of voting each day.
2. (b) The unvoted ballots at the branch polling place, other than voting machine ballots, shall be retained or delivered with the voted ballots but in a separate locked container.
3. (c) All voted and unvoted ballots shall be delivered by an election officer or designated law enforcement officer to the main polling place at the close of voting on the last day of voting at the branch polling place.

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

Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.11;

Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2025.