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FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE-REGULAR SESSION. 181
which ballot shall be folded and placed in a sealed envelope, prepared
for the purpose, and mailed by such elector to the county
clerk of the county wherein such elector votes, who shall keep
same so sealed, and who shall also keep said poll tax receipt or
certificate open to the inspection of any person who may wish
to examine or see same until the second pay prior to said election;
said clerk shall on said date place the said poll tax receipt
or certificate, together with the said sealed enevelope containing
said sealed ballot, in another envelope, which shall be by said
clerk then mailed to the presiding judge of the voting precinct
in which said elector lives.
"On the day of such election, and in the presence of the election
officers provided by law, the presiding judge shall, between
the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, open the envelopes containing said
poll tax receipts, exemption receipts and marked ballots, and
publicly announce that the ballot of such named electors are proposed
to be cast, at which time any person who desires to
challenge said vote and the right of same to be cast, shall be
heard to present such challenge, and if there be no challenge of
same, said vote shall be cast and counted according to the law;
and if there be any challenge of such vote, legal cause for same
shall be heard and decided according to the law provided in the
case of challenge. In case no challenge is made, such poll tax
receipt, after same is marked "voted" as provided by law, shall
be mailed back to the said county clerk. But in case of challenge,
such poll tax receipt, together with affidavits relating
thereto, shall be mailed by said judge of election to the county
clerk of such county, who shall keep same for thirty (30) days,
and if no demand be made for the production of same before
anybody or persons in authority within said time, said county
clerk shall deliver such receipt to the owners thereof. When
voted, the judge of election shall mark opposite the name of such
absentee voter the word "absentee." The provision of this article
shall apply to all elections, including general, special and
primary elections."
SEC. 2. That Articles 3108 and 3115, Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas of 1925, be amended so that said articles will read:
"Article 3108. Expense of Primary.-At the meeting of the
county executive committee provided in Article 3117, the county
committee shall also carefully estimate the cost of printing the
official ballots, renting polling places where same may be found
necessary, providing and distributing all necessary poll books,
blank stationery and voting booths required, compensation of
election officers and clerks and messengers, to report the result
in such precinct to the county chairman, as provided for
herein, and all other necessary expenses of holding such primaries
in such counties and shall apportion such cost among the
various candidates for nomination for county and precinct offices
only as herein defined, and offices to be filled by the voters of
such county or precinct only (candidates for State offices ex-
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1929-1931 [Volume 27], book, 1931; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16362/m1/627/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .