This year has been tough for Houston. Voting should be easy.
Lots of folks have moved since the November 2016 -- because of Harvey, or because of... well, everything. If you moved within the same county, your voter registration may need to be updated by FEBRUARY 20 in order to vote in the upcoming March 6 primary... and you can do that online! Here are the five easy steps to make sure everything will be ready to go to cast your vote.
Step 1. Find your current voter registration.
In Harris County, the tax assessor is in charge of voter registration. You can find out where the HCTA thinks you live by searching for your name here -- https://www.hctax.net/Voter/Search -- it looks like the screenshot below. (For other Texas counties, check here to see which office to contact for your voter registration info.)
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| Screenshot of search bar at https://www.hctax.net/Voter/Search |
Step 2. Check that the address is correct...
Once you've found your name in the voter registration database, click on the BLUE certificate number to pull up... |
| Screenshot from the search for "PR, L" -- with people's identifying info erased. It's already public online but hey, this stuff is sensitive and I get that. |
... on your current Voter Registration record (Step 3).
... your very own (yellow) Voter Registration record! Ta-dah! If your address is correct, then you're done. Screenshot the names of the people who represent you so you know who to pester. I didn't show those names in the image, but I promise you -- it's there if you scroll down on your own certificate. If your address is not correct, then you'll need to update it!
Step 4. If necessary, go to the state website to update your address.
Write down your Voter Unique ID (VUID) in the top left box of your Voter Registration Record. You'll also need your Texas driver license or voter ID card. With those in hand, head on over to the Secretary of State website --https://txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/sos/SOSACManager -- and click CONTINUE at the bottom of the page. |
| Screenshot from the TX Office of the Secretary of State website |
Step 5. Enter the information from your documents, and click LOGIN.
The form on the SOS website looks like this. You'll need two numbers from your photo ID, and also your VUID from the County website. And then follow the prompts after LOGIN to complete your update.
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All done! Don't you feel better? Now you can complain all you want about anybody in government, heehee. Because in a democracy, if you can vote and you don't vote... nobody has to take your opinion seriously.
