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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 5. ELECTION SUPPLIES |
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Chapter 52. BALLOT FORM, CONTENT, AND PREPARATION |
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Subchapter A. PREPARING THE BALLOT |
Sec. 52.006. CORRECTING BALLOT
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(a) To make a necessary correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared may:
(1) prepare new ballots;
(2) line out or otherwise obscure the language being corrected and enter in printed form the correct language next to the language being corrected, if necessary; or
(3) prepare printed or blank correction stickers to be affixed to the ballots.
(b) A correction sticker used under this section must be printed in the same type style and on the same color of paper as the ballot.
(c) A correction sticker may be affixed to a ballot only by the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared or by an election officer serving a polling place.
(d) A vote may not be counted for a name appearing on a correction sticker unless the sticker is prepared and affixed to the ballot as provided by this section.