Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 52.006 - Correcting Ballot(a) To make a necessary correction on the ballot, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared may:(2) line out or otherwise obscure the language being corrected and enter in printed form the correct language next to the language being corrected, if necessary; or(3) prepare printed or blank correction stickers to be affixed to the ballots.(b) A correction sticker used under this section must be printed in the same type style and on the same color of paper as the ballot.(c) A correction sticker may be affixed to a ballot only by the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared or by an election officer serving a polling place.(d) A vote may not be counted for a name appearing on a correction sticker unless the sticker is prepared and affixed to the ballot as provided by this section. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.