Sec. 13.031. APPOINTMENT; TERM. (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.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 307 (H.B. 488), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2013.
Notes of Decisions
Voting for Am., Inc. v. John Steen, 732 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2013).
· cites it 6× “(“Appellees”) sued Texas Secretary of State John Steen (“Steen”)1 for declaratory and injunctive relief against several provisions of Texas’s law regulating volunteer deputy registrars, Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 13.031 et seq. (“VDR Law”).”
Voting for Am., Inc. v. Andrade, 888 F. Supp. 2d 816 (S.D. Tex. 2012).
· cites it 7× “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 13.031. The linchpin of the Texas regime, which the parties refer to as the “Appointment Requirement,” is that only those who have been appointed VDRs may accept or deliv *823 er a third party’s voter registration application.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 13.031(a) — 2 cases
Voting for Am., Inc. v. Andrade, 888 F. Supp. 2d 816 (S.D. Tex. 2012).
“Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 13.031. The linchpin of the Texas regime, which the parties refer to as the “Appointment Requirement,” is that only those who have been appointed VDRs may accept or deliv *823 er a third party’s voter registration application.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 13.031(d)(3) — 2 cases
Voting for Am., Inc. v. John Steen, 732 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2013).
“(“Appellees”) sued Texas Secretary of State John Steen (“Steen”)1 for declaratory and injunctive relief against several provisions of Texas’s law regulating volunteer deputy registrars, Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 13.031 et seq. (“VDR Law”).”
Voting for Am., Inc. v. Andrade, 888 F. Supp. 2d 816 (S.D. Tex. 2012).
“Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 13.031. The linchpin of the Texas regime, which the parties refer to as the “Appointment Requirement,” is that only those who have been appointed VDRs may accept or deliv *823 er a third party’s voter registration application.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 13.031(e) — 1 case
Voting for Am., Inc. v. Andrade, 888 F. Supp. 2d 816 (S.D. Tex. 2012).
“Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 13.031. The linchpin of the Texas regime, which the parties refer to as the “Appointment Requirement,” is that only those who have been appointed VDRs may accept or deliv *823 er a third party’s voter registration application.”
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