Become Deputized to Register Voters July 27th

The Houston Area Urban League GUILD, The Alpha Nu Omega Alumni Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity and The Houston area chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. . have jointly scheduled a class for ANY individual to get deputized for Voters registration on July 27, 2016 at 6pm at the Houston Area Urban League office; 1301 Texas Ave. The Harris County Tax Office - Voter's Registration will conduct VDVR training. 

Get deputized to participate in joint Voter's registration drive(s) The Houston Area Urban League GUILD, The Alpha Nu Omega Alumni Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity and The Houston area chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. are having throughout the year of 2016 up to the general election in Nov 2016.

• Date: July 27, 2016
• Location: Houston Area Urban League 1301 Texas Avenue Houston TX 77002
• Time 6pm

In order to encourage voter registration, Texas election law provides for County Voter Registrars to designate individuals to assist in the registration of eligible persons to vote. These individuals are appointed as Volunteer Deputy Registrars and operate under State rules and the supervision of the County Voter Registrar.

To be eligible to serve as a Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar, you MUST be:

• at least 18 years of age
• a citizen of the United States
• a resident of Texas

In addition to the rules above, a Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar MUST NOT have been:

• determined by final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
• finally convicted of a felony or, if a felon, fully discharged of sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, supervision, completed period of probation, or have been pardoned (Texas Election Code, §13.031(d)).
• A person is not considered to have been finally convicted of an offense if the person’s adjudication of guilt was deferred (H.B. 1226, 82nd Leg.).
• finally convicted of Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information (Texas Penal Code, § 32.51).
• finally convicted of a Class A misdemeanor relating to performance-based compensation for voter registration (Texas Election Code, §13.008).

Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar appointments made during 2015-2016 expire at the end of 2016. By law, all volunteer registrar appointments expire on Dec. 31 of even-numbered years.

NOTE: A volunteer deputy voter registrar may not receive another person's registration application until they have received their certificate of appointment and completed the mandatory training.