Stateus-tx

TexasMixedBMDPaper + scan

Election framework scored across 6 methodologies, sourced to 54 primary instruments and 1365 statute sections.

Overall52.6%EAdI 38.2%EAI 73.2%ECI 33.3%EDRI 63.6%EVCI 75.0%EII 48.1%

MixedVoting method

Methods in use across subdivisions

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Voting Channels

How voters cast a ballot

The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.

Election dayElection-day in personall
Polls open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on election day.
Tex. Elec. Code § 41.031
EarlyEarly in personall-voters
Early voting by personal appearance during a statutory early-voting period (17th day to 4th day before the election).
Tex. Elec. Code § 85.001
PostalPostal / mailexcuse-required
Voting by mail requires a qualifying ground (age 65+, disability, absence from the county, or confinement in jail).
Tex. Elec. Code ch. 82, ch. 84, ch. 86
ProxyProxynot available
No proxy voting.
InternetInternetnot available
No internet voting.

Methodology Radar

Dimension Breakdown

EAdI38.2%

Election Administration Index

Electoral Access Index

Election Campaign-Finance Index

Election Dispute Resolution Index

Election Voter-Confidence Index

Election Integrity Index

Citizen Verifiability25%

Custody Hardware63%

Post Election Audit72%

Software Verifiability22%

Transparency Observation38%

Vendor Independence0%

Voter Access100%

Primary Instruments

Citation	Type	Title	Sections	Status
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 1	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 1	23	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 11	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 11	5	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 12	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 12	11	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 122	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 122	39	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 123	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 123	22	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 124	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 124	11	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 127	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 127	63	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 129	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 129	14	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 13	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 13	49	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 141	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 141	26	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 145	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 145	27	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 146	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 146	26	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 15	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 15	25	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 16	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 16	27	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 18	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 18	25	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 2	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 2	16	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 20	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 20	28	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 211	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 211	7	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 212	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 212	50	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 213	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 213	29	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 214	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 214	15	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 221	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 221	18	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 231	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 231	9	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 232	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 232	26	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 251	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 251	13	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 252	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 252	19	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 253	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 253	58	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 254	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 254	81	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 255	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 255	8	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 272	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 272	11	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 273	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 273	20	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 276	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 276	16	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 31	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 31	91	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 32	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 32	41	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 33	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 33	28	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 34	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 34	5	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 41	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 41	13	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 42	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 42	25	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 43	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 43	15	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 51	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 51	18	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 52	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 52	35	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 61	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 61	20	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 62	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 62	19	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 63	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 63	16	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 64	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 64	20	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 65	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 65	27	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 66	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 66	26	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 67	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 67	17	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 81	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 81	5	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 82	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 82	7	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 84	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 84	26	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 85	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 85	29	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 86	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 86	19	active
Tex. Elec. Code Ch. 87	Code	Texas Election Code, Ch. 87	46	active

Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In

Each methodology card above takes you to Texas's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.

EAdI EAI ECI EDRI EVCI EII

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