The code mandates a procedure for challenging a voter's eligibility to vote early by mail.
Id. §§ 88.001–.004. When the person challenging the ballot is not a member of the board, the challenge must be in writing.
Id. § 88.002. A challenge to an early mail-in ballot “shall be determined only on the basis of information in governmental records unless the voter appears in person to respond to the challenge.”
Id. § 88.003(c). The code defines “governmental record” as a document “filed, prepared, or preserved under this code” or “belonging to, received by, or kept by the state, a political subdivision, or any branch or agency of the state or a political subdivision, for information.”
Id. § 88.003(e).