Texas Secretary of State John Scott reminds all eligible Texas voters to ensure they are registered to vote before the upcoming deadline.
The last day to register to vote for the upcoming March 1 primary race is Jan. 31.
“Registering to vote in Texas is easy and straightforward – so long as you are a qualified voter, you can send in a voter registration application to your county’s voter registrar by January 31 and you’ll be eligible to vote in the upcoming Primary Election,” Scott said in a news release. “We want all eligible Texans to participate in all of this year’s upcoming elections, including the Primary Elections in which voters will choose the candidates to appear on the November 2022 General Election ballot. Don’t wait until the last minute – start the registration process today.”
To be eligible to vote in Texas an individual must be a U.S. citizen and a resident of the county where they submit the application.
Voters must also be 17 years and 10 months old on the date the voter registration application is submitted and 18 years of age on election day.
Individuals convicted of a felony or declared to be either mentally incapacitated or partly incapacitated may not vote.
Because Texas is an open primary state, individuals do not register to vote as a member of a political party. Texans can cast a ballot in either party’s primary election, but not both.
In-person early voting begins Monday, Feb. 14 and ends Friday, Feb. 25. Early voting locations will be published on the Secretary of State’s website two days before early voting begins.s
Collin County residents can check their status at collincountytx.gov/elections.
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