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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility for appointment as a volunteer deputy |
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voter registrar. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.031(d), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) To be eligible for appointment as a volunteer deputy |
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registrar, a person must meet the qualifications of a qualified |
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voter under Section 11.002, other than the requirement that a |
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person be a registered voter [be 18 years of age or older]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.032, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.032. PROHIBITION ON REFUSING TO APPOINT. Subject |
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to the eligibility requirement under Section 13.031(d), a [A] |
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registrar may not refuse to appoint as a volunteer deputy |
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registrar: |
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(1) a resident of the county served by the registrar; |
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or |
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(2) any person on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, |
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or national origin or ancestry. |
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SECTION 3. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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(b) On the effective date of this Act, each voter registrar |
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shall terminate the appointment of a volunteer deputy registrar who |
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does not meet the eligibility requirement of Section 13.031(d), |
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Election Code, as amended by this Act. |