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AN ACT
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relating to the termination of a volunteer deputy registrar |
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appointment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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 terminates on the |
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person's final conviction for an offense for failure to deliver a |
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registration application and 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, intentionally destroyed or physically |
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altered a registration application, or engaged in any other |
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activity that conflicts with the responsibilities of a volunteer |
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deputy registrar under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 13.036(b), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The registrar may terminate the appointment of a |
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volunteer deputy registrar on a determination by the registrar that |
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the volunteer deputy: |
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(1) failed to adequately review a registration |
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application as required by Section 13.039; |
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(2) intentionally destroyed or physically altered a |
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registration application; or |
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(3) engaged in any other activity that conflicts with |
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the responsibilities of a volunteer deputy registrar under this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 621 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 4, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 621 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |