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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 2.

On the first day of voting at a polling place during early voting or on election day, 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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Legislative history

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

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 2753), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.