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Volunteer Deputy Registrars are entrusted with the responsibility of officially registering voters in the State of Texas. They are appointed by county voter registrars and charged with helping increase voter registration in the state.
 

A Volunteer Deputy Registrar may:

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  • Accept applications for voter registration from residents of Bexar County who are not already registered to vote.
  • Accept change forms from registered voters who wish to change information on their voter registration certificates.
  • Hand out applications for requesting replacements of missing voter registration certificates.
  • Help an applicant fill out the registration application if the applicant cannot read or has a physical disability.
 

Qualifications

 

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  • A person must be at least 18 years old and never have been convicted of failing to deliver a voter application to a voter registrar.
  • Effective January 1, 2005, a person must be a resident of Bexar County.
 

Group Appointments

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Bexar County Voter Registration Department will schedule a group deputation for the convenience of organizations whose purpose is to register voters. The criteria for scheduling a group deputation are:

  • The number of prospective volunteer deputy registrars must be 15 or more
  • The appointment for the deputation event must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance in writing. Request can be mailed to 233 N. Pecos, San Antonio, Texas 78207 or faxed to 210-335-6624.
  • The information required to schedule a group deputation includes:
    • Proposed date and time for the group deputation
    • Name of the organization whose members are to be deputized
    • Site of the proposed group deputation.
    • Telephone number of the group's designated contact person.
 

 

Length of Appointments

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You may be appointed a deputy voter registrar at any time. However, your appointment as a deputy voter registrar automatically ends on the next December 31st of an even-numbered year or earlier if:

  • You fail to deliver a completed voter registration application to the registrar
  • If you fail to properly review a voter registration application.

All election materials issued to a deputy registrar, including the certificate of appointment, receipt books, receipts, applications and other forms in the volunteer deputy's possession, must be returned or accounted for upon termination of appointment.

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Bexar County Elections Department 

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