{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-13.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 13.003","heading":"APPLICATION BY AGENT.","body":"(a) An applicant may appoint, either orally or in writing, an agent to perform one or more of the following acts for the applicant:\n(1) complete and sign a registration application;\n(2) submit an application;\n(3) act on the applicant's behalf in the process of approving the application, including a challenge of the applicant;\n(4) receive a registration certificate in person; and\n(5) submit a notice or other applicable document for correcting registration information.\n(b) To be eligible for appointment as an agent, a person must:\n(1) be the applicant's spouse, parent, or child; and\n(2) be a qualified voter of the county or have submitted a registration application and be otherwise eligible to vote.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 436, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 2. VOTER QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION","CHAPTER 13. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; INITIAL REGISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER A. ELIGIBILITY; MANNER OF APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.13.htm#13.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"48e575121192d3a18a8736514dfbcd502870981098cca151b9f7b0ab9601484f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-13.0021","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-13.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}