Texas Election Code — Official State Law

The Texas Election Code is the state law that sets the rules for every election in Texas. It tells you how to register, when and where to vote, how votes get counted, and how campaigns must report their money. The full text is free to read online.

The Texas Election Code is organized into titles and chapters. It covers voter qualifications and how to register, early voting rules, Election Day procedures, how officials count and certify results, campaign finance disclosures, ballot access for political parties, and bilingual voting requirements. Texas law also requires elections to be run the same way across the state to reduce fraud, protect your ballot's secrecy, and make voting as accessible as possible.

Use the code like a reference book. If you have a question about your rights at the polls, look up the chapter that matches your topic. For example, voter registration rules live in their own section, and early voting procedures are spelled out separately from Election Day rules. Reading the actual law text gives you the most accurate answer and lets you cite a specific chapter if you ever need to speak up for yourself or a neighbor.

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Harris County voters can pair this resource with information from the Harris County Clerk's office, which runs local elections following this same code. Houston residents can also connect what they read here with resources from the Texas Secretary of State, the office that oversees statewide election administration.

Knowing the law helps you protect your voting rights. Whether you want to check a registration deadline, understand mail-in ballot rules, or learn what election workers are required to do, the code has the answers straight from the source.