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Tex. Elec. Code § 276.019 (2026)
Unlawful Altering Of Election Procedures
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Sec. 276.019. UNLAWFUL ALTERING OF ELECTION PROCEDURES. A public official or election official may not create, alter, modify, waive, or suspend any election standard, practice, or procedure mandated by law or rule in a manner not expressly authorized by this code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 7.04, eff. December 2, 2021.
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Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2025 · leading case: Traci R. Jones v. Randy Stinson, No. 05-22-01098-CV, 2023 WL 8946172 (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 28, 2023).
Traci R. Jones v. Randy Stinson, No. 05-22-01098-CV, 2023 WL 8946172 (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 28, 2023). “Were Constitutionally protected free and fair elections negatively impacted by Texas officials’ modification of election laws? TEX. ELEC. CODE § 276.019 and TEX. CONST.”
Michelle Lee Mahfouz v. Dorothy J. Oliver, No. 10-22-00354-CV (Tex. App.—Waco Aug. 14, 2025). “Were Constitutionally protected free and fair elections negatively impacted by Texas officials’ unconstitutional modification of election laws? TEX. ELEC. CODE § 276.019 and TEX. CONST.”
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