Tuesday -- That's Today, Folks -- Is The Last Day To Register To Vote In Upcoming Presidential Election

TRAVIS COUNTY, TX -- Attention procrastinators who haven't registered to vote: It's not too late! Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 Presidential Election.

Before you do so, check out the eligibility requirements, as outlined by the Travis County Tax Office:

• You are a United States citizen;
• You are a resident of Travis County;
• You are at least 18 years old on Election Day;
• You are not a convicted felon, or, if convicted you have been pardoned or fully discharged your sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, supervision, or probation; and
• You have not been declared by a court to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

Still good? So here's how to register to vote:

Download a Voter Registration Application (Español). Sign the application and mail to:

Travis County Voter Registration
PO Box 149327
Austin, Texas 78714-9327
Voter registration applications can be submitted by fax to (512) 854-4840 as long as the original, signed application is received in our office within 4 calendar days from the date the fax is sent.

Where else can you find an application?

• View an interactive map or download a list of Voter Registration Partners.
• Visit any Travis County Tax Office.
• Request an application from the Texas Secretary of State.
• Visit any Austin Public Library, U.S. Post Office, Department of Public Safety, Department of Human Services or Department of Health located in Travis County.

The deadline comes at a time of robust voter registration ahead of a historic election pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump. County officials already have surpassed their goal of 90 percent of its eligible voters that was set in January, officials said Monday.
“Since the 2012 election, we’ve added over 80,000 registered voters, which helps us get over our 90 percent voter registration goal,” Bruce Elfant, the Travis County tax assessor-collector and voter registrar, told the Austin American-Statesman.
The totals exceed registration for the 2012 election, when the county posted 635,000 people (or 82 percent) of eligible voters registered. Since that time, the tax office created various innovative methods to ease the process of registration: a text-to-register option, partnerships with private groups and public entities to promote voter registration, and voter registration campaigns in local schools, Elfant told the newspaper.
By Monday, the tax assessor’s office had 713,871 registered voters, or about 89.99 percent. But by late in the day, the office still had roughly 11,000 applications it still had not processed, the Statesman reported.

By midnight today, there will be some 100,000 new registered voters than the county had for the 2012 election, Elfant told the newspaper.

For more information on voter registration, visit the tax assessor's office by clicking here. In the portal, you'll find helpful information not only about registering, but frequently asked questions. Among them: How do I find out if I'm registered to vote in Travis County? How do I change my political party affiliation? When does my voter registration expire? When will I receive my voter registration certificate?

That's just a sample. So hurry up on register today! It's not too late!

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