Texas Statutes § 11.001 Eligibility to VoteVersion dated Jan. 1, 2023

This is an older version of § 11.001 Eligibility to Vote which we archived on January 1, 2023.

Statute Text

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, to be eligible to vote in an election in this state, a person must:

(1) be a qualified voter as defined by Section 11.002 on the day the person offers to vote;

(2) be a resident of the location covered by the election for the office or measure on which the person desires to vote; and

(3) satisfy all other requirements for voting prescribed by law for the particular election.

(b) For a person who resides on property located in more than one location described by Subsection (a)(2), the person shall choose in which location the residence of the person is located.

History

Amended by Acts 2005 , 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 , Sec. 1.06 , eff. 9/1/2005 .

Acts 1985 , 69th Leg., ch. 211 , Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986 .