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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to renewal of an appointment as a volunteer deputy |
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registrar. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 13, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.0315 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.0315. RENEWAL OF APPOINTMENT. (a) The registrar |
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may, not later than November 30 of an even-numbered year, deliver |
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notice to each volunteer deputy registrar in the county that the |
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volunteer deputy registrar's term of appointment expires on |
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December 31 of that year. Notice may be delivered by mail or by |
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e-mail. |
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(b) Notice delivered under this section must be accompanied |
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by: |
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(1) a renewal application, in a form determined by the |
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registrar; and |
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(2) information about any changes in election law that |
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are relevant to the role of volunteer deputy registrar and that have |
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occurred during the person's term of appointment. |
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(c) The registrar shall immediately appoint a volunteer |
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deputy registrar to a new term beginning on the next January 1 if |
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the volunteer deputy registrar: |
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(1) signs the renewal application and returns it to |
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the registrar before the volunteer deputy registrar's term expires; |
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(2) signs an affidavit confirming the person has read |
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and understood any information provided under Subsection (b)(2), if |
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applicable; and |
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(3) remains eligible for appointment as a volunteer |
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deputy registrar under Section 13.031(d). |
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(d) A volunteer deputy registrar appointed to a new term |
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under this section is not required to attend training developed |
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under Section 13.047 unless the person has failed to comply with any |
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requirement imposed on a volunteer deputy registrar under this |
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subchapter or other law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |