82R10392 ATP-F
By: Pena H.B. No. 3057
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the distribution of voter registration applications by
volunteer deputy registrars; creating an offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.038, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 13.038. POWERS GENERALLY; OFFENSE. (a) A volunteer
deputy registrar may distribute voter registration application
forms throughout the county and receive registration applications
submitted to the deputy in person.
(b) A volunteer deputy registrar commits an offense if the
volunteer deputy distributes a voter registration application form
to a person the volunteer deputy knows is ineligible to register to
vote under Section 13.001. An offense under this subsection is a
state jail felony.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.