General Election Day in November will be a busy one, as School Board and City Council elections will be held along with this year’s Presidential election.
In order to vote in the November 3, 2020 elections, you must be registered to vote by October 5, 2020.
You can register by mail to vote in Texas by printing a voter registration form, filling it out, and mailing it to your local election office. You can also register to vote in person if you prefer.
The registration form may be found online at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/vr-with-receipt.pdf
Voter registration applications are also available at many post offices, libraries, Texas Department of Public Safety offices, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission offices throughout the state.
To register in time to vote in the November 3, 2020 elections, the form must be postmarked by Monday, October 5, 2020.
To register in Texas you must:
–be a citizen of the United States
–be a resident of the county in which the application for registration is made
–be at least 17 years and 10 months old (you must be 18 to vote)
–not be finally convicted of a felony, or if a convicted felon, you must have fully discharged your punishment, including any incarceration, parole, supervision, period of probation or be pardoned
–have not been declared mentally incompetent by final judgment of a court of law
All voters who register to vote in Texas must provide a Texas driver’s license number or personal identification number issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. If you don’t have such a number, simply provide the last four digits of your social security number. If you don’t have a social security number, you need to state that fact.
After you apply, a voter registration certificate (your proof of registration) will be mailed to you within 30 days.
Check your certificate to be sure all information is correct. If there is a mistake, make corrections and return it to the Voter Registrar immediately.
In Freestone County, the Voter Registrar is Tax Assessor-Collector Lisa Stephenson Foree, P.O. Box 257, Fairfield 75840. For more information, contact their office at 903-389-2336.
