VOTER REGISTRATION
Voter Registration Application Solicitud
de Registro Electoral Voter Registration Information
More
information can be found at: https://www.votetexas.gov
You are
eligible to register to vote if you:
- Are a United States citizen;
- Are a resident of the county
where the application is submitted;
- Are
at least 17 years and 10 months old, and you are 18 years of age on
Election Day;
- Have
not been finally convicted of a felony, or if convicted, you have
completed all punishment, including any term of incarceration, parole,
supervision, probation, or have received a pardon;
- Note: Deferred adjudication
is not a final felony conviction.
- Have
not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate
jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally
incapacitated without the right to vote.
- Note: People with
disabilities have the right to register to vote so long as they are
eligible.
Convicted
Felons and Voting
In Texas, a convicted felon regains the right to vote after
completing his or her sentence. Therefore, once you have completed the punishment phase
(including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a
period of probation ordered by the court), you are eligible to register and vote in the State of Texas.
Volunteer Deputy Registrars
Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training (PDF) | Spanish(PDF)
Election Worker Information
Poll Worker Training: Online Poll Worker Training
Student Election Workers
VOTING BY MAIL
(Application for Ballot by Mail – ABBM & Federal Post Card Application – FPCA)
For more information: https://www.votetexas.gov
A
qualified voter may vote by mail if the voter:
- Will be 65 or older on Election Day
(Annual or Regular ABBM)
- Has a Disability (Annual or Regular
ABBM)
- Is
expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day
(Regular ABBM) (New Law)
- Is
civilly committed under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code (Regular
ABBM) (New Law)
- Expects to be absent from county
during Early Voting and on Election Day (Regular ABBM)
- Is Confined in Jail
(Regular ABBM)
- Is in the Attorney General Address Confidentiality
Program (Regular ABBM)
- Is Military or dependent of
Military & outside of home Texas county (FPCA)
- Is Temporarily Living
Outside the United States (FPCA)
- Is Living
Outside the United States and the Voter has Indicated their
Intent to Return is Uncertain (FPCA)
- Is
a member of the National Guard or Dependent (FPCA) Chapters 82 and 101,
Texas Election Law Code (New Law)
APPLICATION FOR A BALLOT BY MAIL
Important Instructions
/upload/page/10697/BY MAIL SPANISH.pdf
Instrucciones Importantes
MILITARY
AND OVERSEAS: https://www.votetexas.gov/military-overseas-voters
Mail
- 100 E. Main, Ste. 105, Brenham, TX 77833
Fax - 979-277-6213
Email - cjackson@wacounty.com
Methods
of Submitting an ABBM or FPCA
NEW LAW:
House Bill 3107 (2021)-Effective September 1, 2021, voters who are disabled or
65 or older, may now personally deliver their ABBM or FPCA
to the early voting clerk not later than the close of regular
business in the early voting clerk’s office or 12
noon, whichever is later, on the 11th day before
election day (unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
state or national holiday, in which case the last day is the first
preceding regular business day.)
This method does not apply to voting by mail due to absence from the county
of residence.
*For the constitutional amendment election, this deadline is Friday,
October 22, 2021
Sections 84.007, 84.008, and 101.052 Texas Election Code.
Faxed
or Emailed Application
- If an ABBM is faxed or emailed, or if
an FPCA is faxed, then the applicant must submit the ORIGINAL
application BY MAIL to the early voting clerk so that the early voting clerk receives
the original no later than the 4th business day after receiving the
emailed or faxed ABBM or FPCA.
- If the early voting clerk does not receive
the original ABBM or FPCA by that deadline, then the emailed or faxed ABBM or faxed
FPCA will be considered incomplete, and the early voting clerk may NOT
send the applicant a ballot.
-
The early voting clerk should retain a copy of
the FPCA for their own records, but should not retain a copy of the FPCA for
their own records, but should send the FPCA submitted by the voter to the Voter
Registrar for registration purposes.
Section 84.007, Texas Election Code
Did you
know? Forms of Acceptable ID: https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html
- You must show an acceptable form
of photo ID to vote.
- Guns
are not permitted in the voting location. Unless you are law enforcement,
your gun should be left at home or in your vehicle.
- Cell
phones cannot be used within 100 feet of the voting location. This means you cannot
answer your phone should it ring and should be placed in your purse or
pocket and on silent mode if possible.
- There
should be no talking once you receive your ballot. The exception is if you asked
for assistance or an interpreter at the time of check-in or need help or
assistance from a poll worker.
- There
is no politicking allowed within the 100’ distance marker. This includes items such
as masks, hats, t-shirts, pens, stickers, business cards, and the like.
These items should be left at home or in your vehicle. You will be asked
to remove or cover up any visible items or to leave the voting
location.
- No
one has the right to intimidate you while you are at the polls. You do not have to speak
to anyone who is politicking outside of the 100’ distance marker.
Candidates are allowed inside the 100’ to vote, when asked by a voter for
assistance in voting or to attend to official work duties only.
- You
can bring in literature to assist you in voting. It is always recommended that
you do your research on the candidates and issues before coming to the
voting location. A list of names and issues to vote for may be made
in advance of arriving at the voting location and used to assist you in
voting.
- Note: List provided outside of the
voting location by a candidate(s) is considered political material and
should not be brought into the location.
Voter Id Requirements: https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html
(Informacion del identificacion para el votante español)
Notice of Voting Order Priority (Aviso de prioridad de orden de votacion)
CURBSIDE VOTING is available during Early Voting and on Election Day for a
voter who is physically unable to enter the polling place to vote. A designated
parking space in front of the polling place is available for the curbside
voter.
Polling locations have a Curbside sign with a bell to notify election officials or call 979-277-6264 to
alert us!
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