TX HB1235

Requires voter registrars to maintain and furnish official mail-in ballot application forms to voters in person, and allows voters to submit completed applications directly to the registrar

Expands volunteer deputy registrar powers to distribute mail-in ballot application forms throughout the county and receive completed applications from voters in person

Adds voter registrar as an authorized method for submitting mail-in ballot applications to the early voting clerk, alongside existing options of mail, carrier, fax, and electronic transmission

Mandates volunteer deputy registrars deliver completed mail-in ballot applications to the voter registrar within 5 days of receipt, or by 5 p.m. the next business day if submitted within 15 days before an election

Creates criminal penalties for volunteer deputy registrars who fail to deliver applications: Class C misdemeanor for general violations, elevated to Class A misdemeanor for intentional failure to comply