Texas § 32.111 TRAINING STANDARDS FOR ELECTION JUDGES.

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§ 32.111 — TRAINING STANDARDS FOR ELECTION JUDGES.

Texas § 32.111

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 32.111 (2026).

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Sec. 32.111. TRAINING STANDARDS FOR ELECTION JUDGES.

(a)The secretary of state shall:

(1)adopt standards of training in election law and procedure for presiding or alternate election judges;

(2)develop materials for a standardized curriculum for that training, including a published handbook, made available on the secretary of state's Internet website, free of charge; and

(3)distribute the materials as necessary to the governing bodies of political subdivisions that hold elections and to each county executive committee of a political party that holds a primary election.

(b)The training standards may include required attendance at appropriate training programs or the passage of an examination at the end of a training program.

(c)The training standards adopted under Subsection (a) must

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Sec. 32.111. TRAINING STANDARDS FOR ELECTION JUDGES. (a) The secretary of state shall:
(1) adopt standards of training in election law and procedure for presiding or alternate election judges;
(2) develop materials for a standardized curriculum for that training, including a published handbook, made available on the secretary of state's Internet website, free of charge; and
(3) distribute the materials as necessary to the governing bodies of political subdivisions that hold elections and to each county executive committee of a political party that holds a primary election.
(b) The training standards may include required attendance at appropriate training programs or the passage of an examination at the end of a training program.
(c) The training standards adopted under Subsection (a) must include provisions on the acceptance and handling of the identification presented by a voter to an election officer under Section 63.001 .

Legislative History

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 (H.B. 1632 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.