Tex. Election Code § 13.003
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 13.003, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 13.003. APPLICATION BY AGENT.
Official statutory text
(a) An applicant may appoint, either orally or in writing, an agent to perform one or more of the following acts for the applicant:
(1) complete and sign a registration application;
(2) submit an application;
(3) act on the applicant's behalf in the process of approving the application, including a challenge of the applicant;
(4) receive a registration certificate in person; and
(5) submit a notice or other applicable document for correcting registration information.
(b) To be eligible for appointment as an agent, a person must:
(1) be the applicant's spouse, parent, or child; and
(2) be a qualified voter of the county or have submitted a registration application and be otherwise eligible to vote.
(1) complete and sign a registration application;
(2) submit an application;
(3) act on the applicant's behalf in the process of approving the application, including a challenge of the applicant;
(4) receive a registration certificate in person; and
(5) submit a notice or other applicable document for correcting registration information.
(b) To be eligible for appointment as an agent, a person must:
(1) be the applicant's spouse, parent, or child; and
(2) be a qualified voter of the county or have submitted a registration application and be otherwise eligible to vote.
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