Operating Polls

Identification

An election judge, an election clerk, a state or federal election inspector, a certified peace officer, or a special peace officer appointed for the polling place by the presiding judge shall wear a tag or official badge that indicates the person's name and title or position while on duty.104 On accepting a watcher for service, the election officer shall provide the watcher with a form of identification, prescribed by the Secretary of State, to be displayed by the watcher during the watcher’s hours of service at the polling place.105

Removal of Written Communication

An election officer shall periodically check each voting station and other areas of the polling place for sample ballots or other written communications used by voters that were left or discarded in the polling place.106

Security of Voting Equipment

Ensure that the uniquely identified tamper-resistant or tamper-evident seal is still intact.107

Handling Provisional Ballots

After executing the provisional voter affidavit, the voter shall be given a provisional ballot for the election.108 An election officer shall record the number of the ballot on the space provided on the affidavit.109 An election officer shall enter “provisional vote” on the poll list beside the name of each voter who is accepted for provisional voting under Section 63.011 of the Election Code.110

104 Tex. Elec. Code § 61.010 (b). 105 Tex. Elec. Code § 33.051. 106 Tex. Elec. Code § 61.011. 107 Tex. Elec. Code § 125.005. 108 Tex. Elec. Code § 63.011 (c). 109 Tex. Elec. Code § 63.011 (c). 110 Tex. Elec. Code § 63.011 (d).