Tex. Election Code Section 13.046
High School Deputy Registrars

(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 the school is located.

(b)

In this code, “high school deputy registrar” means a deputy registrar serving under this section.

(c)

A high school deputy registrar may distribute registration application forms to and receive registration applications submitted to the deputy in person from students and employees of the school only.

(d)

At least twice each school year, a high school deputy registrar shall distribute an officially prescribed registration application form to each student who is or will be 18 years of age or older during that year, subject to rules prescribed by the secretary of state.

(e)

Each application form distributed under this section must be accompanied by a notice informing the student or employee that the application may be submitted in person or by mail to the voter registrar of the county in which the applicant resides or in person to a high school deputy registrar or volunteer deputy registrar for delivery to the voter registrar of the county in which the applicant resides.

(f)

Except as provided by this subsection, Sections 13.039 (Review of Application), 13.041 (Effect of Submission of Application), and 13.042 (Delivery of Application to Registrar) apply to the submission and delivery of registration applications under this section, and for that purpose, “volunteer deputy registrar” in those sections includes a high school deputy registrar. A high school deputy registrar may review an application for completeness out of the applicant’s presence. A deputy may deliver a group of applications to the registrar by mail in an envelope or package, and, for the purpose of determining compliance with the delivery deadline, an application delivered by mail is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the registrar.

(g)

A high school deputy registrar commits an offense if the deputy fails to comply with Section 13.042 (Delivery of Application to Registrar). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless the deputy’s failure to comply is intentional, in which case the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

(h)

The secretary of state shall prescribe any additional procedures necessary to implement this section.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 13.046 — High School Deputy Registrars, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­13.­htm#13.­046 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

13.001
Eligibility for Registration 13.002
Application Required 13.003
Application by Agent 13.004
Recording and Disclosure of Certain Information by Registrar 13.005
Unlawfully Acting as Agent 13.006
Purportedly Acting as Agent 13.007
False Statement on Application 13.008
Performance-based Compensation for Registering Voters Prohibited 13.0021
Additional Registration Information from Certain Federal and State Judges, Federal Officials, and Family Members 13.031
Appointment 13.032
Prohibition on Refusing to Appoint 13.033
Certificate of Appointment 13.034
Active Appointment File 13.035
Inactive Appointment File 13.036
Termination of Appointment 13.037
Compensation 13.038
Powers Generally 13.039
Review of Application 13.040
Issuance of Receipt 13.041
Effect of Submission of Application 13.042
Delivery of Application to Registrar 13.043
Failure to Deliver Application 13.044
Purportedly Acting as Volunteer Deputy Registrar 13.045
Activity on Governmental Premises 13.046
High School Deputy Registrars 13.047
Training Standards for Deputy Registrars 13.048
Optional Procedure for Appointment of Volunteer Deputy Registrar 13.071
Review of Application 13.072
Action on Application 13.073
Notice of Rejection 13.074
Challenge of Applicant 13.075
Notice of Challenge to Applicant 13.076
Request for Hearing on Challenge 13.077
Hearing on Challenge 13.078
Notice of Hearing 13.079
Determination of Challenge 13.080
Recording Rejection 13.101
Active Application File 13.102
Inactive Application File 13.103
Place for Keeping Files 13.104
Optional Storage Method 13.121
Official Form for Registration by Mail 13.122
Additional Elements on Official Form 13.141
Registration Number 13.142
Initial Registration Certificate 13.143
Effective Date of Registration 13.144
Delivery of Initial Certificate to Voter 13.145
Unlawful Delivery of Certificate 13.146
Confirmation Notice on Return of Initial Certificate
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 13.046’s source at texas​.gov