Texas Statutes § 33.004 Appointment for Write-In Candidate
Statute Text
(a)
A group of registered voters may appoint watchers on behalf of a write-in candidate in an election in which a declaration of write-in candidacy is not required to be filed.
(b)
To be eligible to participate in the appointment under this section of a watcher for a precinct polling place, a person must be a registered voter of the precinct. To be eligible to participate in the appointment under this section of a watcher for an early voting polling place, the meeting place of an early voting ballot board, or a central counting station, a person must be a registered voter of the territory served by that facility.
(c)
The minimum number of voters required to make an appointment under this section is the lesser of:
(1)
15; or
(2)
five percent of the registered voters of the appropriate territory as determined from the list of registered voters to be used for the election.
History
Amended by Acts 1997 , 75th Leg., ch. 1349 , Sec. 16 , eff. 9/1/1997 .
Amended by Acts 1991 , 72nd Leg., ch. 554 , Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/1991
Acts 1985 , 69th Leg., ch. 211 , Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986 .
Amended by Acts 1991 , 72nd Leg., ch. 203 , Sec. 2.38
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