Texas Election Code 102.006 – Method of Returning Marked Ballot; Deadline
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(a) A marked late ballot must be delivered to the early voting clerk in person by the representative who submitted the voter’s application. The ballot must be delivered in the official carrier envelope. A ballot returned by any other method may not be counted.
(b) The clerk shall enter the representative’s name and residence address on a returned carrier envelope and secure the representative’s signature beside the name.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 102.006
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Residence address: means the street address and any apartment number, or the address at which mail is received if the residence has no address, and the city, state, and zip code that correspond to a person's residence. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
(c) The deadline for returning a marked late ballot is the same as that for an early voting ballot voted by mail.