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§ 82.002. Disability or Confinement for Childbirth

TX ELECTION § 82.002Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedElection CodeEffective: September 1, 2021 (Approx. 2 pages)

§ 82.002. Disability or Confinement for Childbirth

TX ELECTION § 82.002Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedElection CodeEffective: September 1, 2021 (Approx. 2 pages)

Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated
Election Code (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Early Voting
Subtitle A. Early Voting
Chapter 82. Eligibility for Early Voting (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 1, 2021
V.T.C.A., Election Code § 82.002
§ 82.002. Disability or Confinement for Childbirth
Currentness
(a) A qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail if the voter:
(1) has a sickness or physical condition that prevents the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring the voter's health; or
(2) is expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after election day.
(b) The following do not constitute sufficient cause to entitle a voter to vote under Subsection (a):
(1) a lack of transportation;
(2) a sickness that does not prevent the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring the voter's health; or
(3) a requirement to appear at the voter's place of employment on election day.
(c) To be eligible for an early voting ballot by mail under Subsection (a)(1), an applicant must affirmatively indicate that he or she agrees with the statement prescribed by Section 84.002(c).

Credits

V. T. C. A., Election Code § 82.002, TX ELECTION § 82.002
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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