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§ 64.012. Illegal Voting

TX ELECTION § 64.012Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedElection CodeEffective: September 1, 2023 (Approx. 2 pages)

§ 64.012. Illegal Voting

TX ELECTION § 64.012Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedElection CodeEffective: September 1, 2023 (Approx. 2 pages)

Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated
Election Code (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Conduct of Elections
Chapter 64. Voting Procedures
Subchapter A. Voting Generally
Effective: September 1, 2023
V.T.C.A., Election Code § 64.012
§ 64.012. Illegal Voting
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally:
(1) votes or attempts to vote in an election in which the person knows the person is not eligible to vote;
(2) votes or attempts to vote more than once in an election;
(3) votes or attempts to vote a ballot belonging to another person, or by impersonating another person;
(4) marks or attempts to mark any portion of another person's ballot without the consent of that person, or without specific direction from that person how to mark the ballot; or
(5) votes or attempts to vote in an election in this state after voting in another state in an election in which a federal office appears on the ballot and the election day for both states is the same day.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree unless the person is convicted of an attempt, in which event it is a state jail felonyClass A misdemeanor.
(c) A person may not be convicted solely upon the fact that the person signed a provisional ballot affidavit under Section 63.011 unless corroborated by other evidence that the person knowingly committed the offense.
(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.

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V. T. C. A., Election Code § 64.012, TX ELECTION § 64.012
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular, Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the 88th Legislature, and the Nov. 7, 2023 general election.
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