An election officer shall open and examine the ballot boxes and remove any contents from the boxes.
Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
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Texas Election Code § 62.005
Examining Ballot Boxes
Preliminary Arrangements
The Legislature has enacted more than one Election Code section numbered 62.005. This is version 1.
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Text of section as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 6, 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.