84R11138 GRM-D
By: Fallon H.B. No. 2948
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility requirements of 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 (g) to read as
follows:
(a) The registrar may appoint one or more deputy registrars
to assist in the registration of voters, subject to Subsections
[Subsection] (e) and (g).
(g) To be eligible for appointment as a regular deputy
registrar under this section, a person must reside in the county for
which the person is appointed or an adjacent county.
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;
(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;
(3) meet the requirements to be a qualified voter
under Section 11.002 except that the person is not required to be a
registered voter; [and]
(4) not have been finally convicted of an offense
under Section 32.51, Penal Code; and
(5) reside in the county for which the person is
appointed or an adjacent county.
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, 2015.