A place where votes from individual precincts are counted or accumulated. "The central counting station must be located in the county in which the political subdivision served by the authority adopting the voting system is wholly or partly situated or in a county contiguous to that county." Texas Elec. Code §127.001(c).
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A place where votes from individual precincts are counted or accumulated. "The central counting station must be located in the county in which the political subdivision served by the authority adopting the voting system is wholly or partly situated or in a county contiguous to that county." Texas Elec. Code §127.001(c).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Central Counting Station. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/central-counting-station
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