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  89R4286 JDK-D     By: Vo H.B. No. 1297       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to renewal of an appointment as a volunteer deputy   registrar.          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   e-mail.           (b)     Notice delivered under this section must be accompanied   by:                 (1)     a renewal application, in a form determined by the   registrar; and                 (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   applicable; and                 (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   subchapter or other law.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.