Are you registered to vote? The 2022 General Election is November 8, 2022 and the deadline to register to vote or update your voter information in Texas is October 11, 2022. Visit votetexas.gov to help confirm your voter registration status, update your voter information, or complete your mail-in voter registration application.
Every U.S. citizen has a right to vote, and the simple steps below will provide you with the pathway to register to vote or assist you in confirming your registration status and information.
1. Eligibility Requirements
In Texas, you are eligible to register to vote as long as you meet all of the eligibility criteria. To check your eligibility, click here.
2. Completing Your Application
If you are a new voter in Texas, the Secretary of State’s office has identified several options to register to vote, including:
- Registering to vote when obtaining a Texas Driver License or Texas ID card at the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS);
- Registering to vote when renewing, replacing or updating your Texas Driver License or Texas ID card, or
- Complete an application and mail to your county voter registrar.
- Complete a mail-in voter registration webform
- Request a printed application, and the Secretary of State’s office will send you a postage-paid voter registration application to the address provided, or
- Contact your local voter registrar to complete the voter registration process
- Remember to make sure your voter registration application is postmarked by Tuesday, October 11 to vote in the November 8th General Election.
If you are already registered to vote and simply need to update information on your voter registration record, such as your address, name or identification number(s), visit the Secretary of State’s website here.
3. Verify Your Voter Registration Status
To confirm your voter registration was received and processed, you can visit votetexas.gov and click on ‘Am I Registered?‘ to check your registration status.
Texas Children’s voter registration resources:
From Noon – 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, there will be tables set up at the following locations to provide team members with information on how to register:
- Medical Center campus: The Auxiliary Bridge
- West Campus: Main lobby near the corridor leading to the café
- The Woodlands campus: Lobby area on the first floor
- Meyer Building: First floor by the security desk
- TCHP 6330 West Loop S: Basement conference room
Please click here to access a voter registration flyer to share with colleagues or post in break rooms.
Additional Resources
Texas Secretary of State John Scott released the first in a series of videos titled ‘SOS 101,’ educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the general election. The first video provides an overview of the voter registration process in Texas and how eligible Texans can register to vote. You may view the video by clicking here.
Not sure who is on the ballot? Click here and look up your county’s candidates for each race on the November 8, 2022 ballot.
For more details on the voting process and voting on election day, click here.
All materials and publications associated with Texas Children’s voter education and registration activities is in no way is intended to reflect an endorsement for, or opposition to, any candidate or political party.