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| VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND LINKS REGISTERING YOURSELF TO VOTE In order to vote in an election, you must register at least 30 days prior to the election.
NOTE: You DO NOT have to have this card to actually vote. You can use any government issued picture ID when you vote.
To register for the first time, to change your address, to get a replacement card, or just about anything dealing with voter registration updates, the answer to any question is almost always "Simply fill out a voter registration application." One form fits all situations.
To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:
Para ser elegible para inscribirse como votante en Texas, usted debe:
To print out a voter registration application in English, you can click here: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/vr17.pdf When you have filled in the information, you must mail it to the registration office in your county. For a list click here:http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/votregduties.shtml
CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS OF YOUR REGISTRATION You should always be registered where you live. You can print out and mail an application from the link in the above section.
CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS OF YOUR REGISTRATIONYou should always be registered where you live. You can print out and mail an application from the link in the above section.
REGISTERING OTHERS TO VOTE
You can obtain postage paid voter registration applications from your county voter registration office. You can pass these out to people and they can mail them in. However, often people will forget to do so. Encourage people to fill them out and then offer to "take them to the post office" to mail them for them.
If you are going to register people at a table or door-to-door, you can become an official deputy voter registrar. This allows you to collect the voter registration card and deliver them to the county office. You can be deputized by going to your local voter registration office and requesting to do so. The County registrat MUST deputize you if you live in the county and are a registered voter. (Some clerks might hassle you, but it is mandatory for them to allow you to do this activity!)
To find out where to go to be deputized, you can look up the phone number and/or address for your county here: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/votregduties.shtml
UPDATE FOR BEXAR COUNTY: Bexar County Voter Registration Department, 233 N. Pecos Suite 350, San Antonio, TX 78207, (210) 335-8683 (thanks Mark C.) Typically you will be given about a five minute training (most of which you can read in this section below). You will sign an oath promising to do this correctly and accurately and to defend the Constitution and laws of Texas and the US, etc.
The clerk will give you supplies to take with you to get started. Most counties are pretty tight with large supplies of cards, so don't take more than what you know you can use. If you are doing an event with thousands of people, be sure to call well in advance so that you can be assured of enough supplies.
There are two types of applications: those which are two-sided printed so that they can be mailed postage paid. If you hand these out, be sure the local address is printed on the address side. If it's blank, find out the proper address and fill them in. DO NOT expect the applicant to be able to figure this out!
If you are doing tabling or door to door work, you will be given some form of application and receipt book. Some counties have a card that has a "tear off" receipt for the applicant. Others have an actual receipt book. (Your local voter registrar can approve your use of an application you could print off your home computer with a cut away receipt. Here's the one used in Travis County: LINK TO MARK'S PDF
Ask your registrar if you can use this form. If so, you can make as many as you need on a copy machine. On this type, after the applicant has filled in the boxes, you sign the form and date it AND you sign and date and fill in the applicant's name and address on the tear away receipt. The applicant takes the receipt with them and can use it as proof they registered and can sign in andvote with it if they don't appear on the registration list!
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