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TX Elec COde § 12.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter A. Voter Registrar|Section 12.001. Designation of Voter Registrar

Sec. 12.001.  DESIGNATION OF VOTER REGISTRAR.  The county tax assessor-collector is the voter registrar for the county unless the position of county elections administrator is created or the county clerk is designated as the voter registrar.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 12.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter A. Voter Registrar|Section 12.002. Administration of Oaths

Sec. 12.002.  ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS.  The registrar may administer and certify an oath under the seal of office if the oath is required in connection with the registrar's responsibilities under this code.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 12.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter A. Voter Registrar|Section 12.003. Fees Prohibited

Sec. 12.003.  FEES PROHIBITED.  The registrar may not charge a fee for performing a function in connection with voter registration unless expressly authorized to do so by law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 12.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter A. Voter Registrar|Section 12.004. Office Hours

Sec. 12.004.  OFFICE HOURS.  (a)  The registrar shall conduct voter registration activities at all times during regular office hours.(b)  The registrar may keep the office open for voter registration activities at times other than regular office hours.  The registrar shall post notice of the irregular days and hours the office will be open.  The notice must remain posted continuously at each entrance to the registrar's office for the period beginning not later than the third day before the day the office is to be open during irregular hours and ending after the last time specified in the notice for the office to be open.(c)  The registrar's office shall remain open for voter registration activities during the hours the polls are required to be open for voting on the date of any general or primary election in which a statewide office appears on the ballot or any other election held in the county on a uniform election date.(d)  If early voting by personal appearance is required to be conducted for extended hours under Section 85.005(c) or for weekend hours under Section 85.006(e), the registrar's office shall remain open for providing voter registration information during the extended hours or weekend hours that the main early voting polling place is open for voting.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 1(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Elec COde § 12.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter A. Voter Registrar|Section 12.005. Branch Offices

Sec. 12.005.  BRANCH OFFICES.  The registrar may establish one or more branch offices in the county to conduct voter registration activities for the convenience of persons desiring to register.  A branch office may be temporary or permanent.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 12.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter A. Voter Registrar|Section 12.006. Regular Deputy Registrars

Sec. 12.006.  REGULAR DEPUTY REGISTRARS.  (a)  The registrar may appoint one or more deputy registrars to assist in the registration of voters, subject to Subsection (e).(b)  In this code, "regular deputy registrar" means a deputy registrar appointed under this section.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a regular deputy registrar has the same authority as the registrar, subject to the registrar's supervision.(d)  A regular deputy registrar may not hear or determine a challenge under this title.(e)  To be eligible for appointment as a regular deputy registrar under this section, a person must meet the requirements to be a qualified voter under Section 11.002 except that the person is not required to be a registered voter.(f)  A regular deputy registrar may not assist in the registration of voters until the deputy registrar has completed training developed under Section 13.047. At the time of appointment, the voter registrar shall provide information about the times and places at which training is offered.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(13), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 12.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter B. County Clerk as Voter Registrar|Section 12.031. Designation of County Clerk as Voter Registrar

Sec. 12.031.  DESIGNATION OF COUNTY CLERK AS VOTER REGISTRAR.  The commissioners court by written order may designate the county clerk as the voter registrar for the county if the county clerk and county tax assessor-collector agree to the designation.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 12.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter B. County Clerk as Voter Registrar|Section 12.032. Designation Order

Sec. 12.032.  DESIGNATION ORDER.  (a)  The order designating the county clerk as the voter registrar must state the effective date of the transfer of voter registration duties and functions to the county clerk.(b)  The county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state not later than the third day after the date the order is adopted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (S.B. 893), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 12.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter B. County Clerk as Voter Registrar|Section 12.033. Appropriation by Commissioners Court

Sec. 12.033.  APPROPRIATION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.  The amount initially appropriated by the commissioners court for the voter registration activities of the county clerk may not be less than the amount last appropriated to the county's voter registrar for the same purpose.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 12.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 12 - Voter Registrar|Subchapter B. County Clerk as Voter Registrar|Section 12.034. Rescission of Designation Order

Sec. 12.034.  RESCISSION OF DESIGNATION ORDER.  (a)  The commissioners court by written order may rescind the order designating the county clerk as the voter registrar at any time after two years have elapsed from the date the order was adopted, to become effective on a date stated in the order.(b)  Not later than the third day after the date the rescission order is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.(c)  On the effective date of the rescission, the county tax assessor-collector is the voter registrar for the county unless the position of county elections administrator is created.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (S.B. 893), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Elec COde § 13.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter A. Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration|Section 13.001. Eligibility for Registration

Sec. 13.001.  ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION.  (a)  To be eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must:(1)  be 18 years of age or older;(2)  be a United States citizen;(3)  not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:(A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or(B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;(4)  not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must have:(A)  fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or(B)  been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote; and(5)  be a resident of the county in which application for registration is made.(b)  To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must, on the date the registration application is submitted to the registrar, be at least 17 years and 10 months of age and satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.(c)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a person is not considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which the criminal proceedings are deferred without an adjudication of guilt.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 6.02, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 417), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (H.B. 1226), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 13.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter A. Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration|Section 13.0021. Additional Registration Information From Certain Federal and State Judges, Federal Officials, and Family Members

Sec. 13.0021.  ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE JUDGES, FEDERAL OFFICIALS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS.  (a)  In this section, "family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.(b)  If the registration applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a family member of a state judge, a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, or a United States attorney, the registrar of the county shall omit the applicant's residence address from the registration list.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (H.B. 41), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 465 (S.B. 281), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 559), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (S.B. 42), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (S.B. 42), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 1134), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 13.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter A. Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration|Section 13.003. Application by Agent

Sec. 13.003.  APPLICATION BY AGENT.  (a)  An applicant may appoint, either orally or in writing, an agent to perform one or more of the following acts for the applicant:(1)  complete and sign a registration application;(2)  submit an application;(3)  act on the applicant's behalf in the process of approving the application, including a challenge of the applicant;(4)  receive a registration certificate in person;  and(5)  submit a notice or other applicable document for correcting registration information.(b)  To be eligible for appointment as an agent, a person must:(1)  be the applicant's spouse, parent, or child;  and(2)  be a qualified voter of the county or have submitted a registration application and be otherwise eligible to vote.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 436, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Elec COde § 13.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter A. Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration|Section 13.005. Unlawfully Acting as Agent

Sec. 13.005.  UNLAWFULLY ACTING AS AGENT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person acts as an agent for an applicant but is not eligible for appointment as an agent under Section 13.003(b).(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 13.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter A. Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration|Section 13.006. Purportedly Acting as Agent

Sec. 13.006.  PURPORTEDLY ACTING AS AGENT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person purports to act as an agent in applying for registration or in signing a registration application at a time when the person:(1)  is not an agent of the applicant under Section 13.003(a);  and(2)  is not eligible for appointment under Section 13.003(b) as the agent of the person for whom the person purports to act.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Elec COde § 13.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter A. Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration|Section 13.007. False Statement on Application

Sec. 13.007.  FALSE STATEMENT ON APPLICATION.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally:(1)  makes a false statement; or(2)  requests, commands, coerces, or attempts to induce another person to make a false statement on a registration application.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that an offense under this section is a state jail felony if the person:(1)  directly or through a third party offers or provides compensation or other benefit to a person for activity described by Subsection (a); or(2)  solicits, receives, or accepts compensation or other benefit for an activity described by Subsection (a).(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 436, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 2.02, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Elec COde § 13.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter A. Eligibility; Manner of Applying for Registration|Section 13.008. Performance-Based Compensation for Registering Voters Prohibited

Sec. 13.008.  PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION FOR REGISTERING VOTERS PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  compensates another person based on the number of voter registrations that the other person successfully facilitates;(2)  presents another person with a quota of voter registrations to facilitate as a condition of payment or employment;(3)  engages in another practice that causes another person's compensation from or employment status with the person to be dependent on the number of voter registrations that the other person facilitates; or(4)  accepts compensation for an activity described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  An officer, director, or other agent of an entity that commits an offense under this section is punishable for the offense.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Elec COde § 13.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter B. Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars|Section 13.031. Appointment; Term

Sec. 13.031.  APPOINTMENT;  TERM.  (a)  To encourage voter registration, the registrar shall appoint as deputy registrars persons who volunteer to serve.(b)  In this code, "volunteer deputy registrar" means a deputy registrar appointed under this section.(c)  Volunteer deputy registrars serve for terms expiring December 31 of even-numbered years.(d)  To be eligible for appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar, a person must:(1)  be 18 years of age or older;(2)  not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must have:(A)  fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or(B)  been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote;(3)  meet the requirements to be a qualified voter under Section 11.002 except that the person is not required to be a registered voter; and(4)  not have been finally convicted of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code.(e)  A volunteer deputy registrar appointed under this section may not receive another person's registration application until the deputy registrar has completed training developed under Section 13.047.  At the time of appointment, the voter registrar shall provide information about the times and places at which training is offered.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 307 (H.B. 488), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Elec COde § 13.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter B. Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars|Section 13.032. Prohibition on Refusing to Appoint

Sec. 13.032.  PROHIBITION ON REFUSING TO APPOINT.  A registrar may not refuse to appoint as a volunteer deputy registrar:(1)  a person eligible for appointment under Section 13.031(d); or(2)  any person on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, or national origin or ancestry.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 307 (H.B. 488), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Elec COde § 13.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter B. Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars|Section 13.033. Certificate of Appointment

Sec. 13.033.  CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT.  (a)  A person desiring to serve as a volunteer deputy registrar must request appointment by the registrar in person or by mail.(b)  If a person is to be appointed, the registrar shall prepare a certificate of appointment in duplicate containing:(1)  the date of appointment;(2)  the statement:  "I, ____________, Voter Registrar for ____________ County, do hereby appoint ____________ as a volunteer deputy registrar for ____________ County.";(3)  the person's residence address;(4)  the person's voter registration number, if any;(5)  a statement that the term of the appointment expires December 31 of an even-numbered year; and(6)  a statement that the appointment terminates on the person's final conviction for an offense for failure to deliver a registration application and may terminate on the registrar's determination that the person failed to adequately review a registration application, intentionally destroyed or physically altered a registration application, or engaged in any other activity that conflicts with the responsibilities of a volunteer deputy registrar under this chapter.(c)  The registrar shall sign the certificate and issue the original to the appointee, who shall sign it on receipt.(d)  A volunteer deputy shall present the certificate as identification to an applicant for registration, on request, when receiving the application for delivery to the registrar.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 621), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Elec COde § 13.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter B. Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars|Section 13.034. Active Appointment File

Sec. 13.034.  ACTIVE APPOINTMENT FILE.  (a)  The registrar shall maintain a file containing the duplicate certificates of appointment of the volunteer deputy registrars whose appointments are effective.(b)  The registrar shall maintain the file in alphabetical order by deputy name on a countywide basis.(c)  Each certificate shall be retained on file during the time the appointment is effective.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
TX Elec COde § 13.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Election Code|Title 2 - Voter Qualifications and Registration|Chapter 13 - Application for Registration; Initial Registration|Subchapter B. Volunteer Deputy Registrars; High School Deputy Registrars|Section 13.035. Inactive Appointment File

Sec. 13.035.  INACTIVE APPOINTMENT FILE.  (a)  The registrar shall maintain a file containing the duplicate certificates of appointment of the volunteer deputy registrars whose appointments have been terminated.(b)  The registrar shall enter the date of and reason for termination on each duplicate certificate.(c)  The registrar shall maintain the file in alphabetical order by deputy name on a countywide basis.(d)  Each certificate shall be retained on file for two years after the date of termination.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|