Texas Election Code 13.031 – Appointment; Term
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 13.031
- 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
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Registered voter: means a person registered to vote in this state whose registration is effective. See Texas Election Code 1.005
(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 § 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 § 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 § 13.047. At the time of appointment, the voter registrar shall provide information about the times and places at which training is offered.