You will receive a voter registration certificate in the mail after the County Voter Registrar has processed your voter registration application. Upon receipt of the voter registration certificate, sign it, fold it and keep in it in your wallet and take it to the polls with you when you vote. All voters who registered to vote in Texas must provide a Texas driver's license number or personal identification number issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety or the last four digits of your social security number.
If you have not been issued any of these numbers, then you must state that fact on the application by checking the designated box. The voter must present one of the seven 7 acceptable forms of identification:. If you move within the same county simply go to the Secretary of State's web site and change your address online or promptly notify the County Voter Registrar, in writing, of your new address by:. You will receive a new certificate with your new address. You will be able to vote in your new precinct 30 days after your change of address is submitted.
If you miss the deadline 30 days before an election , you may vote in your former precinct as long as you still reside in the political subdivision conducting the election. Your residence is located in a specific "precinct," which is an area within the county.
There are many precincts within a county. The place where you will vote on Election Day is located in your precinct. There may be combined precincts in order to accommodate joint local elections; therefore, in some elections you may vote outside your designated precinct.
The County Clerk or County Elections Administrator can give you the specific location of your polling place, or you can check on-line to see if the County Clerk or Elections Administrator has that information posted. You must re-register! Fill out a new application and mail it, or take it in person, to the Voter Registrar of your new county.
You may not register online if you move from one county to another. You will be registered 30 days after your application is submitted. You will receive a new certificate. You will receive a new certificate 30 days after your name change notice is submitted. You may continue to vote during this period. If you do not have your certificate in hand, you may sign an affidavit at the polls and present a form of identification.
Polling places are usually listed in your local newspapers in the weeks before the election. Your County Clerk or County Elections Administrator and local political subdivisions school districts, cities, water districts, etc. Call your County Clerk, County Elections Administrator, or local political subdivision conducting the election in order to find your polling location.
Secretary of State Elections Division P. Box Austin, Texas VOTE Fax Registered and eligible voters may vote at ANY early voting location located in the county of residence. Whether you are at home, work or out running errands, you will be able to find a polling place near you. Early voting locations will be populated in our search site " My Voter Page " two days prior to the first day of early voting. You may want to contact the " Early Voting Clerk for State and County Elections in your county for early voting locations.
Also, many newspapers publish early voting polling locations. If your county does not participate in the CWPP, you can only vote at the voting precinct assigned to you. Many newspapers publish Election Day polling locations as well.
Election Day voting hours are a. For questions regarding polling places, always consult your County Elections Office. 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.
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