82R6644 ATP-D
By: Murphy H.B. No. 1270
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to residency requirements for deputy voter registrars.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.006, Election Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
(a) The registrar may appoint one or more deputy registrars
to assist in the registration of voters, subject to Subsection (e).
(e) To be eligible for appointment as a regular deputy
registrar under this section, a person must have resided
continuously in this state for the six months immediately preceding
the date of appointment.
SECTION 2. 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:
(1) be 18 years of age or older; [and]
(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; and
(3) have resided continuously in this state for the
six months immediately preceding the date of appointment.
SECTION 3. The appointment of a person serving as a regular
deputy registrar or volunteer deputy registrar who does not meet
the eligibility requirements of Section 12.006 or 13.031, 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, 2011.