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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility requirements for volunteer deputy |
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registrars. |
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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: |
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(1) be 18 years of age or older; and |
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(2) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if |
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so convicted, must have: |
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(A) fully discharged the person's sentence, |
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including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or |
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completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or |
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(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the |
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resulting disability to vote. |
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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. 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 person eligible for appointment under Section |
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13.031(d) [resident of the county served by the registrar]; 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. The appointment of a person serving as a |
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volunteer deputy registrar who does not meet the eligibility |
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requirements of Section 13.031(d), Election Code, as amended by |
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this Act, expires on the effective date of this Act. The secretary |
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of state shall prescribe procedures necessary to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |