According to the Secretary of State's office, to be eligible to register to vote in Texas, you must:

• be a United States citizen;
• be a resident of Harris County;
• be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months of age);
• not be a convicted felon (unless your sentence is completed, including any probation or parole); and
• 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.

You may register to vote at any time. If there is a specific election you wish to vote in, your registration must be complete at least 30 days before the election date.

• Voter Registration Applications can be dropped off at the following locations:
  • 1001 Preston, Houston, Texas, 77002 (Main Office)
  • 11525 Todd St Suite #100, Houston, TX 77055 (Election Technology Center)
  • 6000 Chimney Rock Rd., Houston, Texas 77081 (Bellaire)
  • 16715 Clay Rd. Houston, Texas 77084 (Clay Rd)
  • 14350 Wallisville Rd., Houston, Texas 77049 (Jim Fonteno)
  • 101 S. Richey, Suite E, Pasadena, Texas 77506 (John Phelps)
  • 7300 N. Shepherd Dr, Houston, Texas 77091 (Mickey Leland)
  • 5300 Griggs Rd., Houston, Texas 77021 (Palm Center)
  • 1001 SGT Macario Garcia, Houston, Texas 77011 (Raul C. Martinez)
  • 1721 Pech Rd., Houston, Texas 77055 (Spring Branch)

• You must be at least 17 years and ten months of age on the date your application is submitted.
• Your application must be submitted 30 days before the election date for you to be eligible to vote in that election.
• Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may complete and sign a voter registration application for you, provided that this person is a registered voter, or has applied for voter registration.
• If any of the information on the application is incomplete, you will be notified and required to send a second application. The second application must be received by the Harris County Voter Registrar's Office within 10 days of the notice date.

Voter Registration Applications may be obtained by:

• visiting any of  Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector & Voter Registrar's Office
• calling us at 713-274-8000 
• sending your request by mail. The mailing address is: Harris County Voter Registrar's Office, P.O. Box 3527, Houston TX 77253-3527; or
• requesting an application online.

• Promptly notify the Harris County Voter Registrar's Office in writing of your new address by:
  • correcting the information on your current voter registration certificate and returning it to the voter registrar; or
  • completing a voter registration change form (contact the Harris County Voter Registrar's Office or the Secretary of State's office for a form).
• Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may complete and sign a change of address form for you, provided that this person is a registered voter, or has applied for registration.
• You will receive a new, corrected certificate.
• You will be able to vote with your new precinct information 30 days after your notice has been received.
• Meanwhile: You may vote a full ballot with your former precinct information if your registration has not become effective with your new precinct information.
• You must notify the Harris County Voter Registrar's Office of your change of address as soon as possible.

• You must re-register. Complete an application and mail it or take it in person to the voter registrar of your new county.
• You may complete the online voter name/address change. When the voter’s current county of registration receives notice of this update, the registrar shall forward this notice and the voter’s application to the new county in which the voter resides.
• You will receive a new certificate.
• You may be eligible to vote a limited ballot in your new county of residence after moving if:
  • you would have been eligible to vote in your former county on election day;
  • you were registered to vote in a former county when you moved; and
  • your registration in the new county is not yet effective.
• If you vote a limited ballot, you may vote on all statewide offices and propositions and for all district offices which are common to your new and former counties of residence.
• You must apply for a limited ballot and vote by personal appearance with the early voting clerk conducting the election in your new county during the early voting period which generally begins on the 17th day and continues through the 4th day before an election, or by mail if you are eligible to vote by mail.

Yes, you may continue to vote. Promptly notify the Harris County Voter Registrar's Office in writing of the name change by:

• correcting the information on your current voter registration certificate and returning it to the voter registrar; or
• completing a voter registration change form (contact the Harris County Voter Registrar's Office or the Secretary of State's office for a form).
• Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may complete sign a change of name for you, provided that this person is a registered voter or has applied for registration.
• You will receive a new, corrected certificate 30 days after your notice is received.

Did you receive any one of the following document types?

• Address Confirmation Form
• Voter Registration Certificate
• Jury Summons

If Yes,

• Mark the notation on the notice received, sign with your signature and indicate relationship and return it to our office. This voter registration record can now be canceled.

If No,

• Send a sworn statement to the Voter Registrar that the person is deceased:
  • Include the name of the voter, registration address, and date of birth
  • Sign your name, and record your relationship to the voter beside your name (i.e. husband, wife, son, daughter, etc.)
  • Mail to the Harris County Elections Administrator:

  Harris County Elections Administrator's Office
  P.O. Box 3527
  Houston TX 77253-3527

This voter registration record can now be cancelled.

Or,
• Send an original or certified copy of the Certificate of Death to our office and include in your correspondence:
  • Name of deceased voter,
  • Voter's residence address on the registration,
  • Voter's date of birth, and
  • Your name and residence address.
This voter registration record can now be cancelled.


• After cancellation of the voter registration, we will:
  • Record the Certificate of Death in the voter's file, and
  • Return the original Certificate of Death to the sender. (Don't forget to include your name and address in your correspondence.)

The telephone number for the Elections Administrator's Office is 713-755-6965. We are located at 1001 Preston, 2nd Floor, Room 200, in Downtown Houston. The Election Technology Center is located at 11525 Todd St., Houston, 77055. Also, email us at [email protected]. Our mailing address is: Harris County Elections Administrator's Office, P.O. Box 3527, Houston TX 77253-3527.