Sec. 61.014. USE OF CERTAIN DEVICES. (a) Except as permitted by Sections 61.012 and 61.013 , a person may not use a wireless communication device within a room in which voting is taking place. (b) A person may not use any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station. (c) The presiding judge may require a person who violates this section to turn off the device or to leave the polling place. (d) This section does not apply to: (1) an election officer in conducting the officer's official duties; (2) the use of election equipment necessary for the conduct of the election; or (3) a person who is employed at the location in which a polling place is located while the person is acting in the course of the person's employment. (e) The secretary of state shall require a presiding judge to post a notice that states the prohibition on the use of a wireless communication device in a prominent and reasonably visible location outside of a room in which voting is taking place.
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