Constitution · Texas

Tex. Const. art. 6, § 4

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Constitution of Texas
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October 2026

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ELECTIONS BY BALLOT; PURITY OF ELECTIONS; REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. In all elections by the people, the vote shall be by ballot, and the Legislature shall provide for the numbering of tickets and make such other regulations as may be necessary to detect and punish fraud and preserve the purity of the ballot box; and the Legislature shall provide by law for the registration of all voters. (Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Aug. 11, 1891, and Nov. 8, 1966.)

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