Tex. Elec. Code § 61.007 : ELECTION CODE — CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS — CONDUCT OF VOTING GENERALLY — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Unlawfully Revealing Information Before Polls Close

(a) An election officer, watcher, or other person serving at a polling place in an official capacity commits an offense if, before the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later, the officer, watcher, or other person reveals:
(1) the number of votes that have been received for a candidate or for or against a measure;
(2) a candidate's position relative to other candidates in the tabulation of the votes;
(3) whether a measure is passing or failing; or
(4) the names of persons who have or have not voted in the election.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Beginning at 9:30 a.m. and at each subsequent two-hour interval through 5:30 p.m., the presiding judge shall post written notice of the total number of voters who have voted in the precinct. The notice shall be posted at an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.

Tex. Elec. Code § 61.007

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2003.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.04, eff. 8/28/1989
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 440, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 16, eff. 9/1/1987
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.
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