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Sec.\u00A033.031.\u00A0\u00A0GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must be a qualified voter:

(1)\u00A0\u00A0of the county in which the person is to serve, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a primary election;

(2)\u00A0\u00A0of the part of the county in which the election is held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence; and

(3)\u00A0\u00A0of the political subdivision, in an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county.

(b)\u00A0\u00A0In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), to be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must complete training under Section 33.008.

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Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 26(3), eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 4.05, eff. December 2, 2021.

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