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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS |
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Chapter 61. CONDUCT OF VOTING GENERALLY |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 61.007. UNLAWFULLY REVEALING INFORMATION BEFORE POLLS CLOSE
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(a) An election officer, watcher, or other person serving at a polling place in an official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later, the officer, watcher, or other person reveals:
(1) the number of votes that have been received for a candidate or for or against a measure;
(2) a candidate's position relative to other candidates in the tabulation of the votes;
(3) whether a measure is passing or failing; or
(4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in the election.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and at each subsequent two-hour interval through 5:30 p.m., the presiding judge shall post written notice of the total number of voters who have voted in the precinct. The notice shall be posted at an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.