Tex. Elec. Code § 13.041 : ELECTION CODE — VOTER QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION — APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; INITIAL REGISTRATION — VOLUNTEER DEPUTY REGISTRARS; HIGH SCHOOL DEPUTY REGISTRARS — Effect of Submission of Application TEXT PDF The date of submission of a completed registration application to a volunteer deputy registrar is considered to be the date of submission to the registrar for the purpose of determining the effective date of registration only. Tex. Elec. Code § 13.041 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.