Tex. Election Code Section 52.070
Voting Square and Instruction for Candidates

(a)

A shape for voting shall be printed to the left of each candidate’s name on a ballot.

(b)

Immediately below “OFFICIAL BALLOT,” the following instruction shall be printed: “Vote for the candidate of your choice in each race by placing an ’X’ or filling in the shape beside the candidate’s name.”

(c)

Appropriate changes in the instruction shall be made if only one race appears on the ballot or if more than one candidate is to be elected in a race.

(d)

If more than one candidate is to be elected in any race on the ballot, “Vote for none, one, two, ... or ___” (in the numerical sequence appropriate for the number of candidates to be elected) shall be printed immediately below each office title appearing on the ballot.

(e)

A shape shall be printed to the left of each line provided for write-in voting under Section 52.066 (Arrangement of Ballot with No Party Nominee)(c), but failure to place a mark in the shape does not affect the counting of a write-in vote.

(f)

Any variation from this instruction must be approved by the secretary of state.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 2, eff. Sept.1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 52.070 — Voting Square and Instruction for Candidates, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.52.htm#52.070 (accessed May 4, 2024).

52.001
Official Ballot 52.002
Authority Preparing Ballot 52.003
Placing Candidate’s Name on Ballot 52.004
Failure to Place Candidate’s Name on Ballot 52.005
Ballot Content Determined According to Precinct 52.006
Correcting Ballot 52.007
Specimen Ballot 52.008
Sample Ballot 52.031
Form of Name on Ballot 52.032
Candidates with Same or Similar Surnames 52.033
Titles Prohibited 52.034
Name on Ballot More than Once 52.0061
Notice of Correction by Authority Responsible for Preparing Ballot 52.061
Printing on Ballot 52.0062
Notice of Correction by Certain Printers 52.062
Numbering of Ballots 52.0063
Unlawful Preparation of Ballots 52.063
Designation of Election and Date 52.0064
Destruction of Incorrect Ballots 52.064
Designation as Official Ballot 52.065
Arrangement of Ballot with Party Nominee 52.066
Arrangement of Ballot with No Party Nominee 52.067
Nonaligned Candidate Designated as Independent 52.068
Office Title to Appear on Ballot if No Candidate for Office 52.069
Unexpired Term 52.070
Voting Square and Instruction for Candidates 52.072
Propositions 52.073
Voting Square and Instruction for Propositions 52.074
Provisional Ballot for Certain Voters 52.075
Modification of Ballot Form for Certain Voting Systems 52.091
Party Columns 52.092
Offices Regularly Filled at General Election for State and County Officers 52.093
Offices of Political Subdivision Other than County 52.094
Names of Candidates 52.095
Propositions

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 52.070’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 52.070 — Voting Square and Instruction for Candidates, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.52.htm#52.070 (last accessed May 4, 2024).