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Tex. Elec. Code § 1.0015 (2026)

Legislative Intent

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Sec. 1.0015. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that the application of this code and the conduct of elections be uniform and consistent throughout this state to reduce the likelihood of fraud in the conduct of elections, protect the secrecy of the ballot, promote voter access, and ensure that all legally cast ballots are counted.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 1.04, eff. December 2, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2022–2026 · leading case: La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott (5th Cir. 2026).
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La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott (5th Cir. 2026). · cites it 3× “uniform and consistent throughout [the] state[,] . . . reduce the likelihood of fraud in the conduct of elections, protect the secrecy of the ballot, promote voter access, and ensure that all legally cast ballots are counted.”
in Re Michele Carey Garcia (Tex. App. 2022). “However, the legislature’s stated intention for the Election Code as a whole is, inter alia, “to reduce the likelihood of fraud in the conduct of elections” and to “promote voter access” and, again, the Texas Supreme Court instructs us to consider the purpose of the Election…”
in Re Nona Reed (Tex. App. 2022). “Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 1.0015 , 1.003(a-1); see In re Dominguez, 621 S.”
Un del Pueblo Entero v. Nelson (5th Cir. 2025). “04 (codified at Tex. Elec. Code § 1.0015). 4 See La Unión del Pueblo Entero v.”
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