82R971 ATP-D
By: Parker, Murphy, Shelton, Flynn H.B. No. 239
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the offense of paying or receiving certain forms of
compensation for facilitating the registration of voters;
providing criminal penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 13.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.008. PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION FOR
REGISTERING VOTERS PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if
the person:
(1) compensates another person based on the number of
voter registrations that the other person successfully
facilitates;
(2) presents another person with a quota of voter
registrations to facilitate as a condition of payment or
employment;
(3) engages in another practice that causes another
person's compensation from or employment status with the person to
be dependent on the number of voter registrations that the other
person facilitates; or
(4) accepts compensation for an activity described by
Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An officer, director, or other agent of an entity that
commits an offense under this section is punishable for the
offense.
SECTION 2. Section 13.036(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is
terminated on:
(1) the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of
appointment; or
(2) the final conviction of the volunteer deputy for
an offense prescribed by Section 13.008 or 13.043.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.