89R20652 JDK-F
By: Paul H.B. No. 1090
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1090:
By: Shaheen C.S.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. Section 13.036(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is
terminated [on]:
(1) on the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of
appointment; [or]
(2) on the final conviction of the volunteer deputy
for an offense prescribed by Section 13.008 or 13.043; or
(3) when the volunteer deputy has been charged with an
offense allegedly committed during the actual discharge of the
person's duties as a volunteer deputy registrar.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.