There should be no “writing” on your ballot when you receive it.
•Texas Election Code Sec. 62.008. ays the presiding judge shall sign each ballot, or an elec- tion officer shall stamp a facsim ile of the judge's signature on the back of each ballot.
•An unsigned ballot may not be made available for selection by the voters.
•A ballot should not have any written or distinguishing marks other than the signature and a ballot number.
•If you write your name or mark your ballot thinking you are going to request copies to verify that it was counted, you will be disappointed; personally identifiable information of a vot er that is contained on a ballot is redacted before making the voted ballot available for public inspection. (Texas Election Code Sec. 1.012)
•If you believe a poll worker marked on your ballot, you need to ask questions immediately.
But rest assured that any type of identifiable markings con tained on a ballot is redacted before making the voted ballot available for public inspection. (HB 5180)
