HB 1297

relating to renewal of an appointment as a volunteer deputy
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 13, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 13.0315 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.0315.  RENEWAL OF APPOINTMENT.  (a)  The registrar
may, not later than November 30 of an even-numbered year, deliver
notice to each volunteer deputy registrar in the county that the
volunteer deputy registrar's term of appointment expires on
December 31 of that year.  Notice may be delivered by mail or by
(b)  Notice delivered under this section must be accompanied
(1)  a renewal application, in a form determined by the
(2)  information about any changes in election law that
are relevant to the role of volunteer deputy registrar and that have
occurred during the person's term of appointment.
(c)  The registrar shall immediately appoint a volunteer
deputy registrar to a new term beginning on the next January 1 if
the volunteer deputy registrar:
(1)  signs the renewal application and returns it to
the registrar before the volunteer deputy registrar's term expires;
(2)  signs an affidavit confirming the person has read
and understood any information provided under Subsection (b)(2), if
(3)  remains eligible for appointment as a volunteer
deputy registrar under Section 13.031(d).
(d)  A volunteer deputy registrar appointed to a new term
under this section is not required to attend training developed
under Section 13.047 unless the person has failed to comply with any
requirement imposed on a volunteer deputy registrar under this
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.