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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a person's eligibility for appointment as a volunteer |
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deputy 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: |
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(1) be a registered voter [18 years of age or older]; |
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[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; and |
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(3) not have been finally convicted of an offense |
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under Section 32.51, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.033(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) If a person is to be appointed, the registrar shall |
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prepare a certificate of appointment in duplicate containing: |
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(1) the date of appointment; |
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(2) the statement: "I, _____________, Voter Registrar |
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for _____________ County, do hereby appoint _______________ as a |
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volunteer deputy registrar for _____________ County."; |
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(3) the person's residence address; |
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(4) the person's voter registration number, if any; |
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(5) a statement that the term of the appointment |
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expires December 31 of an even-numbered year; and |
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(6) a statement that the appointment: |
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(A) terminates on the person's final conviction |
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for an offense: |
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(i) for failure to deliver a registration |
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application; or |
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(ii) under Section 32.51, Penal Code; and |
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(B) may terminate on the registrar's |
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determination that the person failed to adequately review a |
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registration application. |
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SECTION 3. Section 13.036(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is |
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terminated on: |
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(1) the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of |
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appointment; or |
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(2) the final conviction of the volunteer deputy for |
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an offense prescribed by Section 13.043 of this code or Section |
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32.51, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the appointment of a volunteer deputy voter registrar on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. The appointment of a volunteer |
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deputy voter registrar before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the registrar was appointed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |