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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment and training of volunteer deputy |
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registrars. |
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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 13.048 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.048. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT OF |
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VOLUNTEER DEPUTY REGISTRAR; PROVISION OF TRAINING MATERIALS ON |
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SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE. (a) A county may adopt a method of |
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appointment for volunteer deputy registrars under this section that |
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provides for the training and examination of potential volunteer |
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deputy registrars. |
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(b) For the purposes of this section, the secretary of state |
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shall: |
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(1) provide on the secretary of state's website the |
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training materials prescribed by the secretary of state under |
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Section 13.047 for volunteer deputy registrars; and |
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(2) prescribe and make available on the secretary of |
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state's website an examination based on those materials. |
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(c) A county that has adopted the method under this section: |
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(1) shall administer the required examination to a |
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potential volunteer deputy registrar at any time during the county |
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voter registrar's regular business hours; and |
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(2) is not required to hold in-person training |
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sessions for potential volunteer deputy registrars. |
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(d) At the time a person satisfactorily completes the |
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examination in compliance with standards adopted by the secretary |
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of state, the registrar shall appoint the person as a volunteer |
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deputy registrar and advise the person: |
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(1) of county-specific procedures for processing |
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voter registration applications, if applicable; and |
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(2) that the only requirements for voter registration |
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are those prescribed by state law or by the secretary of state. |
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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, 2015. |