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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of volunteer deputy voter registrars. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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); or |
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(2) any person on the basis of sex, race, creed, sexual |
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orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, |
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color, or national origin or ancestry. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |