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Tex. Elec. Code § 31.003 (2026)

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Sec. 31.003. UNIFORMITY. The secretary of state shall obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of this code and of the election laws outside this code. In performing this duty, the secretary shall prepare detailed and comprehensive written directives and instructions relating to and based on this code and the election laws outside this code. The secretary shall distribute these materials to the appropriate state and local authorities having duties in the administration of these laws.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: In Re Sanchez, 81 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. 2002).
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In Re Sanchez, 81 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 2× “The Secretary of State asserts that Texas Election Code section 31.003 requires her to "obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of this code and of the election laws outside this code.”
Voting for Am., Inc. v. Andrade, 888 F. Supp. 2d 816 (S.D. Tex. 2012). “11 Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 31.003. She must “assist and advise all election authorities with regard to the application, operation, and interpretation” of the election laws, and “may take appropriate action to protect the voting rights of the citizens of [Texas] from abuse by the…”
Sepulveda v. Medrano, 323 S.W.3d 620 (Tex. App. 2010). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 31.003 (West 2010).”
Cotham v. Garza, 905 F. Supp. 389 (S.D. Tex. 1995). “” Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 31.003 (West 1986). 4.”
In Re Robert Edward Battaile v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “•Tex. Elec. Code §§ 31.003, 273.001, 273.021, 232.”
Robert Edward Battaile v. Texas Elections Div., Hon. Jane Nelson; Texas Sec'y of State; Jeffrey Travillion, Travis Cnty. Comm'r (Tex. App. 2025). “171 – 5 – 15-25-00142-CV STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION This Court has jurisdiction under Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 22.”
La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott (5th Cir. 2026). “24-50783 considerable weight to this interpretation of the Secretary of State’s Office because the Secretary is charged with interpreting and advising other election officials on the meaning of the Election Code.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2015). “See TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 31.003 (West 2010) (requiring SOS to "obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of' state election laws).”
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