Texas Election Code 13.036 – Termination of Appointment
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(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is terminated on:
(1) the expiration of the volunteer deputy’s term of appointment; or
(2) the final conviction of the volunteer deputy for an offense prescribed by § 13.008 or 13.043.
(b) The registrar may terminate the appointment of a volunteer deputy registrar on a determination by the registrar that the volunteer deputy:
(1) failed to adequately review a registration application as required by § 13.039;
(2) intentionally destroyed or physically altered a registration application; or
(3) engaged in any other activity that conflicts with the responsibilities of a volunteer deputy registrar under this chapter.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 13.036
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Immediately on the termination of an appointment, the registrar shall deliver written notice of the termination to the volunteer deputy, directing the deputy:
(1) to stop activity as a volunteer deputy registrar immediately; and
(2) to deliver the certificate of appointment, receipt forms, and registration applications and receipts in the volunteer deputy’s possession to the registrar not later than the second day after the date the deputy receives the termination notice.
(d) The registrar shall reject all registration applications received by a person purporting to act as a volunteer deputy registrar after the person’s appointment is terminated.
(e) The registrar may not reappoint a person whose appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is terminated under Subsection (a)(2).