Tex. Election Code § 13.031
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 13.031, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 13.031. APPOINTMENT; TERM.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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