Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar
Course Description
Title: VDVR (Elective)
Method: HCRP In-person Classroom Instruction offered several times per year.
Pre-requisite: Must be a HCRP Precinct Chair
Registration: Contact Johnnie Schueneman, 713-412-1169, or your SD Training Officer
Location: HCRP Headquarters, 8588 Katy Freeway, or TBA Harris County Regional training facilities.
PC Certification Credit: Complete course and forward completion Certificate to HERE
Description: 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 received during 2025-2026 expire on December 31, 2026. By law, all individuals requesting to become or remain a VDVR should undergo training to be deputized for the 2025-2026 term.
2026 Zoom Virtual Training Schedule
All participants must individually submit an RSVP, log-in on time and attend the zoom training in its entirety. Participants will receive their certificate of appointment via mail within 10 business days after completion.
This course will provide the knowledge to get you onboard as a Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar.