Election Code § 66.0021

Election officials must maintain and publish certain vote totals for qualifying elections, and the secretary of state must provide the system and approval needed for posting them.

Jurisdiction: United States — Texas
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Election officials must maintain and publish certain vote totals for qualifying elections, and the secretary of state must provide the system and approval needed for posting them.

Text of section as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Secs. 10 and 11, eff. September 1, 2025. Applies to elections ordered on or after 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. Sec. 66.0021. VOTE TOTAL FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS. (a) This section applies only to a primary election or the general election for state and county officers. (b) The general custodian of election records for a primary election or the general election for state and county officers shall maintain a list that states the total number of votes cast in each precinct by personal appearance that is available for public inspection not later than the day after election day. (c) Each vote total shall be maintained in a downloadable format approved by the secretary of state and posted on the Internet website of the secretary of state. (d) The secretary of state shall create a system for an early voting clerk for a primary election or the general election for state and county officers to provide the information to the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet website under Subsection (c). Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 902), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2025.

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