89R3903 JDK-F
By: Paul H.B. No. 1090
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting certain individuals from serving as a
volunteer deputy registrar.
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:
(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, or an offense committed during the
actual discharge of the person's duties as a volunteer deputy
registrar; and
(5) not, at the time of the appointment, be currently
charged with a felony or an offense described by Subdivision (4) in
any county in this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.