Dallas Voting

To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:

 

Be a U.S. citizen

Be a resident of the county

Be 18 years of (you may register at 17 years and 10 months)

Not to be a convicted felon (unless person’s sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)

Not to be declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law

 

You may register to vote at any time:

 

Complete a postage-free post card application and mail it, or take it in person to the voter registrar in your county. Applications are available at any post office.

 

You must be at least 17 years and ten months of age on the date your application is submitted.

 

Your application must be submitted 30 days before an election for you to be eligible to vote in that election.

 

Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may complete and sign a voter registration application for you, provided that this person is a registered voter, or has applied for voter registration

 

If any of the information on the application is incomplete, you will be notified and required to send a second application. The second application must be received by the Voter Registrar within 10 days.

 

You will receive a Voter Registration Certificate within 30 days. Check your certificate to make sure all information is correct. (If there is a mistake, immediately make corrections and return it to the registrar.) Present your certificate at the polling place on Election Day. You will receive a color-coded certificate every two years.