Sec. 127.008. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED. (a) Except as permitted by this code and as described by Subsection (b), a person may not be in a central counting station while ballots are being counted. (b) Under this code, a person may be lawfully present in the central counting station while ballots are being counted if the person is: (1) a counting station manager, tabulation supervisor, assistant to the tabulation supervisor, presiding judge, or clerk; (2) a watcher; (3) a state inspector; (4) a voting system technician, as authorized by Section 125.010 ; (5) the county election officer, as defined by Section 31.091 , as necessary to perform tasks related to the administration of the election; or (6) a person whose presence has been authorized by the counting station manager in accordance with this code.
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