TX HB1216

Allows volunteer deputy registrars to serve and distribute voter registration applications throughout Texas, regardless of which county appointed them, using the secretary of state's prescribed form

Prohibits registrars from refusing to appoint an otherwise eligible person as a volunteer deputy registrar if that person distributes voter registration application forms provided by the secretary of state in accordance with prescribed procedures

Removes county-specific language from the volunteer deputy registrar certificate of appointment, reflecting the expanded statewide authority

Clarifies that volunteer deputy registrars may only receive compensation from a county if authorized by that specific county's commissioners court

Requires the secretary of state to prescribe procedures for implementing the statewide volunteer deputy registrar system, with an effective date of September 1, 2025