Are you registered to vote? Are you sure? If you’ve moved since the last election – even within the county – you need to update your registration. Read this important announcement below from the Travis County Voter Registrar and check your status. If you with to vote in the Nov. 4 election, you must be registered by Oct. 6.
IF YOU’VE MOVED, MOVE YOUR VOTE!
(AUSTIN) – Tens of thousands of record changes to the voter roll are underway – don’t get left behind! If you’re not registered to vote at the correct residence address, it’s time to MOVE THE VOTE. Monday, October 6th is the deadline to register for voting and to update address information for the November 4th Presidential Election. If you have an orange voter certificate with correct residence address, you are registered to vote.
Here are a number of convenient options to register for the first time or to update voter registration with a new name or updated address. These include:
• If moved within Travis County, use this link to update: http://www.state.tx.us/NASApp/sos/SOSACManager
• If new to Travis county, use: http://www.traviscountytax.org/pdfs/080919VR17Eng.pdf
• Download an application for any county at: https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/vrapp/index.asp
• Verify your voter status for Travis County: http://www.traviscountytax.org/showVoterSearch.do
• Verify status in any county: https://voterinfo.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionVoter.jsp
There’s still plenty of time to pick up an application in person at dozens of locations throughout Travis county including post offices, libraries, grocery stores, government offices, recreation centers, health facilities and driver’s license offices. Voters can also pick up a voter registration application in their neighborhood tax office at one of these locations:
• East Austin – 4705 Heflin Lane at Springdale and MLK Blvd (drive through service)
• Oak Hill Office – 8656 Highway 71 West (Building B – 2nd Floor)
• Pflugerville Office – 15822 Foothill Farms Loop (drive through service)
• Southeast Office – 4011 McKinney Falls Parkway (drive through service)
Voters who do not register by Monday, October 6 will not be eligible to vote in November. An application postmarked on or before the deadline will be considered timely for the Presidential election upon receipt. Travis County voters who do not update their residence address by October 6 and who choose to vote on election day (rather than early voting) will be guided to their previous neighborhood to cast a ballot.
The main office at 5501 Airport Boulevard will be open until midnight on the October 6 deadline!
Call (512) 854-9473 for assistance.
This article appears in September 19 • 2008.