To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:

• be a U.S. citizen
• be a resident of the county
• be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months)
• not a convicted felon (unless a person's sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
• not declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law

First fill out and mail an application to the Voter Registrar in your county, or take it to the Voter Registrar's office in your county before October 10, 2006 (or put it in the mail by October 10).
You must be at least 17 years and 10 months of age on the date you apply.

The application must be received in the Voter Registrar's office or postmarked 30 days before an election in order for you to be eligible to vote in that election. You will receive a voter registration certificate in the mail after the 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 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 do not have such a number, then you must state that fact and provide the last four digits of your social security number. If you do not have a social security number, you must also state that fact.

What if I don't have a driver's license, personal identification number, OR a social security number? Can I still register to vote in Texas ?

Even if you have not been issued any of three identification numbers requested on the application, you are still eligible to register to vote, but you will be required to provide proof of your identity. You may enclose a copy of identification with your voter registration application, or you may present identification when you vote. Acceptable identification includes:

• a driver's license or personal identification card issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety or a similar document issued to the person by an agency of another state, regardless of whether the license or card has expired


• a form of identification containing the person's photograph that establishes the person's identity


• a birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the person's identity


• United States citizenship papers issued to the person;
  a United States passport issued to the person;
  official mail addressed to the person by name from a governmental entity


• a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter, or


• any other form of identification prescribed by the Secretary of State.

Voter registration certificate

• Once you apply, a voter registration certificate (proof of registration) will be mailed to you within 30 days.


• Check your certificate to be sure all information is correct. (If there is a mistake, make corrections and return it to the voter registrar immediately.)


• When you go to the polls to vote, present your certificate as proof of registration.


• You may vote without your certificate by signing an affidavit at the polling place and showing some other form of identification (for example, driver's license, birth certificate, copy of electric bill).


• If you lose your certificate, notify your county Voter Registrar in writing to receive a new one.


• You will automatically receive a new certificate every two years, if you haven't moved from the address at which you are registered.

For additional information, see the State of Texas voter information page.