(a) Four ballot boxes shall be used at each polling place in an election and shall be marked as follows:
(1) "Ballot Box No. 1 for Election Precinct No. ________";
(2) "Ballot Box No. 2 for Election Precinct No. ________";
(3) "Ballot Box No. 3 for Election Precinct No. ________"; and
(4) "Ballot Box No. 4 for Election Precinct No. ________".
(b) If an election precinct is designated by name instead of number, the name of the precinct shall be marked on the box.
(c) Ballot boxes no. 1 and no. 2 are used for the deposit of voters' marked ballots.
(d) Ballot box no. 3 is used for delivering the voted ballots to their custodian after they are counted and for storing the voted ballots during the preservation period.
(e) Ballot box no. 4 is used for delivering defectively printed, spoiled, and unused ballots to their custodian after the election.
Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.