Tex. Election Code Section 33.054
Hours of Service at Early Voting Ballot Board Meeting or Signature Verification Committee Meeting

(a)

A watcher serving at the meeting place of an early voting ballot board or signature verification committee may be present at any time the board or committee is processing or counting ballots and until the board or committee completes its duties. The watcher may serve during the hours the watcher chooses, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b)

A watcher serving at the meeting place of an early voting ballot board may not leave during voting hours on election day without the presiding judge’s permission if the board has recorded any votes cast on voting machines or counted any ballots, unless the board has completed its duties and has been dismissed by the presiding judge.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.43; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 33.054 — Hours of Service at Early Voting Ballot Board Meeting or Signature Verification Committee Meeting, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.33.htm#33.054 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

33.001
Watcher Defined 33.002
Appointment by Candidate 33.003
Appointment by Political Party 33.004
Appointment for Write-in Candidate 33.005
Appointment for Election on Measure 33.006
Certificate of Appointment 33.007
Number and Place of Service of Watchers 33.008
Training Program 33.0015
Chapter Purpose and Watcher Duty 33.0016
References to Early Voting Ballot Board in This Chapter 33.031
General Eligibility Requirements 33.032
Ineligibility of Candidate for Public Office 33.033
Ineligibility of Employee or Relative of Election Officer 33.034
Ineligibility of Public Officer 33.035
Ineligibility of Person Convicted of Election Offense 33.051
Acceptance of Watcher 33.052
Hours of Service at Precinct Polling Place 33.053
Hours of Service at Early Voting Polling Place 33.054
Hours of Service at Early Voting Ballot Board Meeting or Signature Verification Committee Meeting 33.055
Hours of Service at Central Counting Station 33.056
Observing Activity Generally 33.057
Observing Preparation of Voter’s Ballot 33.058
Restrictions on Watcher’s Activities 33.059
Observing Securing of Voting System Equipment Before Election 33.060
Observing Delivery of Election Records 33.061
Unlawfully Obstructing Watcher 33.063
Relief 33.0605
Observing Data Storage Sealing and Transfer

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 33.054’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 33.054 — Hours of Service at Early Voting Ballot Board Meeting or Signature Verification Committee Meeting, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.33.htm#33.054 (last accessed Apr. 29, 2024).