Are you registered to vote?
To vote in a Harris County election, you must be registered to vote at least 30 days before the election date. To change your name or address, a completed and signed application is also required.
Eligibility for Registration
To be eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must:
- be 18 years of age*or older;
- be a United States citizen;
- not have 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;
- not have been finally convicted** of a felony or, if so convicted, must have:
- fully discharged the person’s sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or
- been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote; and
- be a resident of the county in which application for registration is made.
*To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must, on the date the registration is submitted to the registrar, be at least 17 years and 10 months of age and satisfy the above requirements except for age.
**A person is not considered to have been finally convicted of an offense for which the criminal proceedings are deferred without an adjudication of guilt.
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IF YOU LIVE IN SPRING BRANCH, YOU LIVE IN HARRIS COUNTY. If you moved to the Spring Branch from another area of Houston, please confirm you are Registered to Vote in Harris County.
Voting in Texas is conducted in accordance with your county location.