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Tex. Elec. Code § 13.038 (2026)

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Sec. 13.038. POWERS GENERALLY. A volunteer deputy registrar may distribute voter registration application forms throughout the county and receive registration applications submitted to the deputy in person.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2013 · leading case: Voting for Am., Inc. v. John Steen, 732 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2013).

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Voting for Am., Inc. v. John Steen, 732 F.3d 382 (5th Cir. 2013). · cites it 8× “After a hearing, the district court granted the motion in part, enjoining enforcement of the following provisions of the VDR Law: (1) Texas Election Code § 13.031(d)(3) to the extent it forbids non-Texas residents from serving as VDRs (the “Non-Resident Provision”); (2) Texas…”

Voting for Am., Inc. v. Andrade, 888 F. Supp. 2d 816 (S.D. Tex. 2012). · cites it 6× “As the Organizational Plaintiffs point out, this flies in the face of the plain text of section 13.”

Alvarez v. Espinoza, 844 S.W.2d 238 (Tex. App. 1992). “See Tex.Elec.Code Ann. §§ 13.038, 13.039 (Vernon 1986).”

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