Sec. 13.031. APPOINTMENT; TERM. (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.
(c) Volunteer deputy registrars serve for terms expiring December 31 of even-numbered years.
(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.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 307 (H.B. 488), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration
Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration
Subchapter B. Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars
Section 13.031. Appointment; Term
Section 13.032. Prohibition on Refusing to Appoint
Section 13.033. Certificate of Appointment
Section 13.034. Active Appointment File
Section 13.035. Inactive Appointment File
Section 13.036. Termination of Appointment
Section 13.037. Compensation; Bond
Section 13.038. Powers Generally
Section 13.039. Review of Application
Section 13.040. Issuance of Receipt
Section 13.041. Effect of Submission of Application
Section 13.042. Delivery of Application to Registrar
Section 13.043. Failure to Deliver Application
Section 13.044. Purportedly Acting as Volunteer Deputy Registrar
Section 13.045. Activity on Governmental Premises
Section 13.046. High School Deputy Registrars