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Texas Statutes § 61.014 Use of Certain Devices

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Statute Text

(a) A person may not use a wireless communication device within 100 feet of a voting station.
(b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station.
(c) The presiding judge may require a person who violates this section to turn off the device or to leave the polling place.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) an election officer in conducting the officer's official duties;
(2) the use of election equipment necessary for the conduct of the election; or
(3) a person who is employed at the location in which a polling place is located while the person is acting in the course of the person's employment.

History

Renumbered from Election Code, Section 61.013 by Acts 2009 , 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 , Sec. 27.001 (12) , eff. 9/1/2009 .

Amended by Acts 2009 , 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 , Sec. 1 , eff. 5/27/2009 .

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