Texas HB545 prohibits registrars from refusing to appoint volunteer deputy voter registrars based on sex, race, and other protected characteristics.

HB545 amends the Texas Election Code to ensure that registrars cannot refuse to appoint volunteer deputy registrars based on sex, race, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, color, or national origin or ancestry. The bill also includes provisions for its effective date, which depends on a two-thirds vote in the Texas Legislature.

Texas HB545 prohibits registrars from refusing to appoint volunteer deputy voter registrars based on sex, race, and other protected characteristics.

HB545 amends the Texas Election Code to ensure that registrars cannot refuse to appoint volunteer deputy registrars based on sex, race, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, color, or national origin or ancestry. The bill also includes provisions for its effective date, which depends on a two-thirds vote in the Texas Legislature.