Sec. 61.014. USE OF CERTAIN DEVICES  


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  • (a) A person may not use a wireless communication device within 100 feet of a voting station.

    (b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station.

    (c) The presiding judge may require a person who violates this section to turn off the device or to leave the polling place.

    (d) This section does not apply to:

    (1) an election officer in conducting the officer's official duties;

    (2) the use of election equipment necessary for the conduct of the election; or

    (3) a person who is employed at the location in which a polling place is located while the person is acting in the course of the person's employment.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Renumbered from Election Code, Section 61.013 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 , Sec. 27.001(12), eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 , Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.