1. Your voice matters.
2. The people that are elected impact every part of our lives, whether that’s the speed limit on the road, you or your child’s education, how much in taxes you pay, etc.
3. Voting is your chance to stand up for what you believe in and the issues you care about like quality education, low property taxes, public safety, housing, and many others.
4. It gives the opportunity for various perspectives in communities to be represented.

*The information below includes general information that pertains to every election as well as dates for upcoming elections.

• You are a United States citizen.
• You are a resident of the State and of the county where you are trying to vote.
• You are 18 years old (you can register to vote if you are at least 17 years and 10 months old and will be 18 on Election Day).
• You registered before the deadline.
• If you have been finally convicted of a felony you can vote (you should check if you are still registered if you have not voted since you were convicted):
  • does not include deferred adjudication
  • you must have fully completed your sentence
  • you cannot be on parole, supervision, or probation
  • your case cannot be on appeal. You should re-register to vote
• 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.

Visit the Texas Secretary of State’s My Voter Portal and fill out the online application to see your voter status.

You can register to vote on the Texas Secretary of State’s webpage.

Find my nearest polling location.

• Choose a time/date in advance.
• Lunchtime during early voting & election day is the busiest, so go during off-hours if possible!
• Bring friends, family, colleagues, and go together!

Non-partisan voter resources:

Vote411

League of Women Voters

Houston Voter’s Guide (English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese)

One of the following:

• State driver’s license (issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety)
• Texas election identification certificate (issued by DPS)
• Texas personal identification card (issued by DPS)
• Texas license to carry a handgun (issued by DPS)
• U.S. military ID card with a personal photo
• U.S. citizenship certificate with a personal photo
• U.S. passport

Don’t have a photo ID?

Must sign a form swearing you have a “reasonable impediment” from obtaining a proper photo ID and present one of the following types of identification:

• Valid voter registration certificate
• Certified birth certificate
• A document confirming birth admissible in a court of law that establishes your identity (which may include a foreign birth document)
• A copy of or an original current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other document that shows the voter’s name and address (Any government document that contains a voter’s photo must be an original.)