82R6644 ATP-D
 
  By: Murphy H.B. No. 1270
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to residency requirements for deputy voter registrars.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 12.006, Election Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  The registrar may appoint one or more deputy registrars
  to assist in the registration of voters, subject to Subsection (e).
         (e)  To be eligible for appointment as a regular deputy
  registrar under this section, a person must have resided
  continuously in this state for the six months immediately preceding
  the date of appointment.
         SECTION 2.  Section 13.031(d), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (d)  To be eligible for appointment as a volunteer deputy
  registrar, a person must:
               (1)  be 18 years of age or older; [and]
               (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; and
               (3)  have resided continuously in this state for the
  six months immediately preceding the date of appointment.
         SECTION 3.  The appointment of a person serving as a regular
  deputy registrar or volunteer deputy registrar who does not meet
  the eligibility requirements of Section 12.006 or 13.031, Election
  Code, as amended by this Act, expires on the effective date of this
  Act. The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures necessary
  to implement this section.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.