Texas

Link to Text of Legislation: 
Texas' Law (Section 127.201, "Partial count of electronic voting system ballots by general custodian")
Notes: 

State Summary

The audit law in Texas was originally passed in 1987, and later updated in 1993 and 1997. All items on the ballot are audited, but the audit results do not lead to a full recount, and the statutes do not stipulate whether the results are binding upon the official election results.

 

The website hosting the Texas Election Code does not allow us to link to individual statutes. All statutes cited below can be found in Title 8, Chapter 127, “Processing Electronic Voting System Results”: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/EL/htm/EL.127.htm.

 

Additional instructions regarding audits from the Texas Secretary of State are available in the Election Advisory No. 2008-09, Subsection (3)(d), “Post-Election Audit”: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2008-09.shtml.

Sampling Method: 

A manual count is to be conducted "of all the races in at least one percent of the election precincts or in three precincts, whichever is greater, in which the electronic voting system was used."

Oversight: 
Secretary of State
Who Conducts the Audit?: 
The audit is conducted by the "general custodian of election records," who reports to the Secretary of State.
Timeline for Audit: 

The audit must begin within 72 hours "after the polls close."

Recounts: 
Yes
Additional Resources: 
Texas Constitution and Statutes - Election Code
Texas Secretary of State Elections Division