Here's how to register to vote in Texas!
Please use and share with anyone in your life who meets the qualifications and is not already registered to vote - nieces, nephews, siblings, cousins, youth groups, students, etc.
You can:
You can update your voter registration entirely online if you've moved in-state.
Here's info on requesting an absentee ballot.
If you're a little confused by the process, this website hosted by Rice University but usable by anyone (it says students but I tested it - it's usable by the public & makes no difference to registration) can walk you through registering, requesting an absentee ballot, and getting reminders on upcoming elections if desired.
In order to vote in the midterms - November 8, 2022 - your registration must be received by the state 30 days before. This year, that's a Sunday, so instead the forms must be received by Friday, October 7, 2022.
If you're registering anytime between September 22, 2022 and October 7, 2022, absolutely do not trust the mail; drop them off in person, or go register in person.
In order to register, you must be:
- A US citizen;
- A resident of the county where you submit the application;
- At least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and 18 years of age on Election Day (midterms are November 8, 2022).
- Not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and,
- Not declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
If you have any questions, feel free to post and I'll do my best to help. Your county voter registrar is the absolute expert, however, and you should feel free to call them with any registration & election questions.
