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VOTER
REGISTRATION
QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING:
1. You must
be a citizen of the United States.
2. You must be at least
18 years of age on the day of the election.
3. You must be
a resident of the county.
4. You must be registered to
vote.
PERSONS NOT ENTITLED TO VOTE:
1. Persons
under 18 years of age.
2. Persons who are mentally
incompetent as determined by a final judgment in court.
3.
Persons while incarcerated, on parole, mandatory supervision,
or probation as a result of a felony conviction.
4.
Persons who have been convicted of a felony and have not
completed their sentence.
HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE:
1. Complete a post-card application for voter registration
and mail it, postage-free, or present it in person to the
County Voter Registrar, Tax Assessor-Collector, or a Deputy
Voter Registrar in your county. Voter registration forms
are available at the Republican Headquarters, the County
Clerk's office or from the Voter Registrar.
2. You may
register to vote at any time, but your application must be
received by the registrar of voters 30 days before an election
in order to vote in that election.
3. You may register to
vote if you are at least 17 years and 10 months of age, but
you may not vote until you are 18 years of age.
4. You may
register to vote at the Texas Department of Public Safety when
renewing your drivers license.
HOW TO VOTE BY MAIL:
Send a request for a ballot to the Early Voting Clerk by mail,
common carrier, contract carrier, or by fax if the voter is
absent from the county. The application must be in writing and
signed by the applicant. It must have the name of the
applicant, the address at which the applicant is registered to
vote, the address to which the ballot is to be mailed, for
which election application is being made, and the reason for
early voting by mail (out of town during voting period, over
65, disabled, or sick).
VOTING LOCATIONS:
You can
contact the local voter registrar. |