§ 13.031. Appointment; Term

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TX ELECTION § 13.031Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedElection CodeEffective: September 1, 2013 (Approx. 2 pages)

Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated

Election Code (Refs & Annos)

Title 2. Voter Qualifications and Registration

Chapter 13. Application for Registration; Initial Registration

Subchapter B. Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars

Effective: September 1, 2013

V.T.C.A., Election Code § 13.031

§ 13.031. Appointment; Term

Currentness

(a) To encourage voter registration, the registrar shall appoint as deputy registrars persons who volunteer to serve.

(b) In this code, “volunteer deputy registrar” means a deputy registrar appointed under this section.

(d) To be eligible for appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar, a person must:

(1) be 18 years of age or older;

(2) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must have:

(A) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or

(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote;

(3) meet the requirements to be a qualified voter under Section 11.002 except that the person is not required to be a registered voter; and

(4) not have been finally convicted of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code.

(e) A volunteer deputy registrar appointed under this section may not receive another person's registration application until the deputy registrar has completed training developed under Section 13.047. At the time of appointment, the voter registrar shall provide information about the times and places at which training is offered.

Credits

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., ch. 307, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 507 (H.B. 1570), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), § 5.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2013.

V. T. C. A., Election Code § 13.031, TX ELECTION § 13.031

Current through the end of the 2023 Regular, Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the 88th Legislature, and the Nov. 7, 2023 general election.

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