§ 13.001 Eligibility for Registration
§ 13.002 Application Required
§ 13.0021 Additional Registration Information From Certain Federal and State Judges, Federal Officials, and Family Members
§ 13.003 Application by Agent
§ 13.004 Recording and Disclosure of Certain Information by Registrar
§ 13.005 Unlawfully Acting as Agent
§ 13.006 Purportedly Acting as Agent
§ 13.007 False Statement On Application
§ 13.008 Performance-Based Compensation for Registering Voters Prohibited

Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 13 > Subchapter A - Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration

  • Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal judge: means :
    (A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a United States court of appeals;
    (B) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a United States district court;
    (C) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a United States bankruptcy court; or
    (D) a magistrate judge, former magistrate judge, or retired magistrate judge of a United States district court. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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
  • Residence address: means the street address and any apartment number, or the address at which mail is received if the residence has no address, and the city, state, and zip code that correspond to a person's residence. See Texas Election Code 1.005
  • State judge: means :
    (A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of an appellate court, a district court, a constitutional county court, a county court at law, or a statutory probate court of this state;
    (B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter 201, Family Code, or a retired associate judge or former associate judge appointed under that chapter;
    (C) a magistrate or associate judge appointed under Chapter 54 or Texas Election Code 1.005