Name of the Organization : Texas Secretary of State
Type of Facility : Voter Registration
Country : Texas, USA
Website : http://votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/
Register To Vote :
To vote in Texas, you must be registered. Simply pick up a voter registration application, fill it out, and mail it at least 30 days before the election date.
Related : Department of State Health Services DSHS Online Vital Records Application : www.statusin.org/8036.html
You are eligible to register to vote if:
** You are a United States citizen;
** You are a resident of the county where you submit the application;
** You are at least 18 years old on Election Day;
** You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and
** You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Are you already registered?
To confirm your voter registration status, you may select one of three methods to perform a search:
** Your Texas driver’s license number, if you provided it when you applied for voter registration;
** Your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID), which appears on your voter registration certificate;
** Your first and last name.
Where to Get an Application:
You can register in person at your county Voter Registrar’s office. (In most Texas counties, the Tax Assessor-Collector is also the Voter Registrar. In some counties, the County Clerk or Elections Administrator registers voters.)
Or you can register by mail by obtaining an application from your county Voter Registrar’s office or the Secretary of State’s office. You can also pick up applications at libraries, government offices, or high schools.
Filling out the Application:
You must be at least 17 years and 10 months of age on the date you apply.
Read the instructions on the form in its entirety, fill it out and mail it to the Voter Registrar in your county or drop it by the Voter Registrar’s office.
Need the address?:
All voters who register to vote in Texas must provide a Texas driver’s license number or personal identification number issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. If you don’t have such a number, simply provide the last four digits of your social security number. If you don’t have a social security number, you need to state that fact.
Required Identification for Voting in Person:
This requirement is effective immediately.
Here is a list of the acceptable forms of photo ID:
** Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
** Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
** Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
** Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
** United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph
** United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
** United States passport
With the exception of the U.S. citizenship certificate, the identification must be current or have expired no more than 60 days before being presented for voter qualification at the polling place.
Procedures for Voting:
When a voter arrives at a polling location, the voter will be asked to present one of the seven (7) acceptable forms of photo ID. Election officials will now be required by State law to determine whether the voter’s name on the identification provided matches the name on the official list of registered voters (“OLRV”). After a voter presents their ID, the election worker will compare it to the OLRV. If the name on the ID matches the name on the list of registered voters, the voter will follow the regular procedures for voting.
If the name does not match exactly but is “substantially similar” to the name on the OLRV, the voter will be permitted to vote as long as the voter signs an affidavit stating that the voter is the same person on the list of registered voters.
If a voter does not have proper identification, the voter will still be permitted to vote provisionally. The voter will have (six) 6 days to present proper identification to the county voter registrar, or the voter’s ballot will be rejected.
Exemption/Exceptions:
Voters with a disability may apply with the county voter registrar for a permanent exemption. The application must contain written documentation from either the U.S. Social Security Administration evidencing he or she has been determined to have a disability, or from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs evidencing a disability rating of at least 50 percent. In addition, the applicant must state that he or she has no valid form of photo identification. Those who obtain a disability exemption will be allowed to vote by presenting a voter registration certificate reflecting the exemption. Please contact your voter registrar for more details.
Voters who have a consistent religious objection to being photographed and voters who do not have any valid form of photo identification as a result of certain natural disasters as declared by the President of the United States or the Texas Governor, may vote a provisional ballot, appear at the voter registrar’s office within six (6) calendar days after election day, and sign an affidavit swearing to the religious objection or natural disaster, in order for your ballot to be counted. Please contact your county voter registrar for more details.