Making sure you can vote

Voting is a right, a privilege and a responsibility of every citizen, but one must be registered to cast a vote in any election from municipal to presidential, such as the one coming up on Nov. 5. Each state has a different deadline for citizens to register, and in Texas, those who want to vote in the Nov. 5 election must be registered by Oct. 7. 

If you are already registered, do you need to register again? Probably not if you haven’t moved and you are an active voter. But because states like Texas routinely do purges of their voter rolls, voters are encouraged to check if their registration remains active by scanning the QR code in the graphic. Schools and departments are encouraged to print and post this flyer in areas easily accessible to team members to help them check if their registration is active. 

You may be marked inactive if you:

• Do not respond to election officials’ postcards or letters
• Have not voted in the last two federal general elections (a midterm and a presidential election)

You need to update your voter registration if you have:

• Moved within your state or changed your name (and update the ID you will use when you vote)
• Moved into Texas from another state

If you find that your registration is inactive or you need to make changes visit www.votetexas.gov and make sure you follow the necessary steps before Oct. 7. If you are registering for the first time, remember that while you can fill out a form online, Texas requires that you print it, sign and mail the form in or visit a voter registrar in your county by the Oct. 7 deadline.

Source: www.usa.gov/confirm-voter-registration