Texas Election Code
§ 65.008 — TALLYING WRITE-IN VOTES
EL § 65.008Title 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS · Ch. 65. COUNTING VOTES AND PREPARING RETURNS · Art. A. COUNTING VOTES GENERALLY
Statute text
View on source(a)In an election in which write-in voting is permitted, the name of a write-in candidate shall be entered on the tally list and votes for that candidate shall be tallied in the same manner as votes for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot.
(b)A write-in vote may not be counted if a sticker containing a candidate's name is affixed to the ballot by the voter.
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.