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HomeVolunteer Deputy Registrar

Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR)

Empowering citizens to vote through voter registration and education is a vital part of the mission of the League.

•  Qualify by being:
•  Certificate and Length of Term
•  Appointment Limitations
•  To volunteer to help register voters as a VDR or assistant:


Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training

To be eligible to register voters in Texas, you must

Qualify by being:

  1. 18 years are older
  2. A resident of Texas and a U.S. citizen
  3. In full possession of mental faculties
  4. In good standing with the law

In addition, to become a certified Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR) you also must

  1. Study the Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training Presentation and sample VDR Examination. (Please note that the 2021 Special Session may cause changes to be made in the VDR Training manual. But this is the currently applicable training manual and you can still use it to test and become a certified VDR.)
  2. View the League's training video.
  3. Take the test at the Hays County Elections Office (or other county's election office) for becoming a VDR. You will be allowed to review the manual during the test, however much of the test involves application questions.
  4. Make a passing score.

Upcoming Events
Upcoming Registration / VDR Events

Certificate and Length of Term


The Volunteer Deputy Registrar certificate will be issued to each volunteer who passes the test and is good through December 31 of the next even-numbered year. To get a new certificate after their term ends, the VDR must retake and pass the test again.

Each certificate is numbered and VDRs should write their certificate number in the appropriate place on the VDR-assisted voter registration applications they submit.


Appointment Limitations


Your appointment is only good for the county in which you have tested, although you can find training which will allow you to qualify, after testing, to register voters in more than one county. If not certified in a particular county, you may not help voters register without a VDR certified in that county who will be the one to sign applications and take charge of them.

Your appointment as a Volunteer Deputy Registrar is a position of public trust. Part of the responsibilities include careful guidance through the sections of the application and a review for completeness. The VDR-handled voter registration applications must be hand-delivered by the VDR or another certified VDR to the correct Elections Office.

To volunteer to help register voters as a VDR or assistant:

Voter registration is a vital and ongoing activity of the League. Volunteer Deputized Registrars (VDRs) are a crucial part of that. But other assistance is invaluable as well and VDRs can work in tandem with those who are not certified VDRs as well.

If interested in helping, please complete the Voter Registration Volunteers form.

Voter Services Team


Chair,  Marilyn Minnaar
VDR and Voter Registration County Coordinator, Mary Skillman
Dripping Springs Coordinator, Teresa Carbajal Ravet
San Marcos Coordinator, Ida Miller
Wimberley Coordinator,  Linda Calvert
Direct link to this page: https://lwvhaysco.com/volunteer-deputy-registrar

Download application to vote by mail here:  English   Spanish  See step-by-step video here.  Read more

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