81R2310 JRJ-D
By: Bohac H.B. No. 488
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility requirements for volunteer deputy
registrars.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.031(d), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) To be eligible for appointment as a volunteer deputy
registrar, a person must be eligible to register to vote in the
county served by the registrar [18 years of age or older].
SECTION 2. Section 13.032, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 13.032. PROHIBITION ON REFUSING TO APPOINT. A
registrar may not refuse to appoint as a volunteer deputy
registrar:
(1) a person eligible to register to vote in [resident
of] the county served by the registrar; or
(2) any person on the basis of sex, race, creed, color,
or national origin or ancestry.
SECTION 3. The appointment of a person serving as a
volunteer deputy registrar who does not meet the eligibility
requirements of Section 13.031(d), Election Code, as amended by
this Act, expires on the effective date of this Act. The secretary
of state shall prescribe procedures necessary to implement this
section.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.