Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ELECTION CODE |
Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS |
Chapter 62. PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS |
Sec. 62.013. UNAUTHORIZED POSTING OF SIGNS PROHIBITED
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(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly posts at a polling place, including the area within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located, a sign, card, poster, or other similar material that:
(1) is not authorized or required by law; or
(2) is in a form or contains information that is not authorized or required by law.
(b) A person other than an election officer commits an offense if the person posts a sign, card, poster, or other similar material at a polling place, including the 100-foot area described by Subsection (a).
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.