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Texas Election Code - Chapter 13 Application For Registration; Initial RegistrationLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Election Code > Texas Election Code - Chapter 13 Application For Registration; Initial Registration Sponsored Links(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) A person desiring to register to vote must submit an application to the registrar of the county in which the person resides. An application ... (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) ... (a) The registrar may not transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a telephone number furnished on a registration application. (b) The registrar may transcribe, copy, or ... (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 ... (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 ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement or requests, commands, or attempts to induce another person to make ... (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 registrar may not refuse to appoint as a volunteer deputy registrar: (1) a resident of the county served by the registrar; or (2) any ... (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 ... (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 ... (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 ... (a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is terminated on: (1) the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of appointment; or (2) the final ... (a) A person may not receive compensation from the county for service as a volunteer deputy registrar unless compensation is authorized by the commissioners court. ... A volunteer deputy registrar may distribute voter registration application forms throughout the county and receive registration applications submitted to the deputy in person. Acts 1985, ... (a) On receipt of a registration application, a volunteer deputy registrar shall review it for completeness in the applicant's presence. (b) If the application does ... (a) On receipt of a completed registration application, a volunteer deputy registrar shall prepare a receipt in duplicate on a form furnished by the registrar. ... The date of submission of a completed registration application to a volunteer deputy registrar is considered to be the date of submission to the registrar ... (a) A volunteer deputy registrar shall deliver in person, or by personal delivery through another designated volunteer deputy, to the registrar each completed voter registration ... (a) A volunteer deputy registrar commits an offense if the deputy fails to comply with Section 13.042. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person purports to act as a volunteer deputy registrar when the person does not have an effective ... Except as otherwise provided by law, the chief executive of a state agency with approval of the agency's governing body, if any, the chief executive ... (a) Each principal of a public or private high school or the principal's designee shall serve as a deputy registrar for the county in which ... (a) The registrar shall review each submitted application for registration to determine whether it complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is eligible ... (a) Unless the registrar challenges the applicant, the registrar shall approve the application if: (1) the registrar determines that an application complies with Section 13.002 ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the registrar shall deliver written notice of the reason for the rejection of an application to the applicant ... (a) If after determining that an application complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is eligible for registration, the registrar has reason to ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the registrar shall deliver written notice of the challenge to the applicant not later than the second day ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to be entitled to a hearing on a challenge, the applicant must file a written, signed request for ... (a) On the timely filing or making of a hearing request, the registrar shall schedule a hearing on the challenge. (b) The registrar shall conduct ... (a) The registrar shall deliver to a challenged applicant written notice of the date, hour, and place set for the hearing on the challenge not ... (a) After hearing and considering the evidence or argument, the registrar shall promptly determine the challenge and issue a decision in writing. (b) If the ... On rejection of an applicant's registration application, the registrar shall enter the date of and reason for the rejection on the application. Acts 1985, 69th ... (a) The registrar shall maintain a file containing the approved registration applications of the registered voters of the county. (b) The registrar shall maintain the ... (a) The registrar shall maintain a file containing the rejected applications of applicants for registration. (b) The registrar shall maintain a file, separate from the ... (a) The registration application files maintained under this subchapter shall be kept in the registrar's office at all times in a place and manner ensuring ... (a) Instead of keeping the original registration applications and supporting documentation as required by this title, the registrar may record the applications and documentation on ... (a) The officially prescribed application form for registration by mail must be in the form of a business reply postcard, unless another form or system ... (a) In addition to the other statements and spaces for entering information that appear on an officially prescribed registration application form, each official form must ... The secretary of state shall prescribe a uniform system for assigning voter registration numbers. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, ... (a) After approval of a registration application, the registrar shall: (1) prepare a voter registration certificate in duplicate and issue the original certificate to the ... (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (e), if an applicant's registration application is approved, the registration becomes effective on the 30th day after ... (a) The registrar shall deliver the original of an initial certificate: (1) in person to the applicant or the applicant's agent appointed under Section 13.003; ... (a) A voter registrar commits an offense if the registrar knowingly delivers a registration certificate to a person other than the applicant or the applicant's ... (a) If an initial certificate delivered to the applicant by mail is returned to the registrar undelivered, the registrar shall promptly deliver to the applicant ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |