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Voting Information


Want to know where you can vote? Need to find out the correct registration and voting dates? Visit the HarrisVotes! website for important voting information.


The Harris County Voter Registration Department serves 1.8 million registered voters in the nation's third largest county. Voter registration materials are available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.


For help, call 713-368-2201. Para ayuda llame al 713-368-2201.


E-mail voter registration

(tax_voters@hctx.net)




Eligibility Requirements


State law requires you to register 30 days prior to the election in which you wish to vote. Due to the Help America Vote Act which was enacted in September 2003, applicants must now provide a form of identification when registering by mail. An applicant's spouse, parent, or child (acting as an agent) may complete and sign a Voter Registration Application, provided that the agent is a registered voter, or has applied for voter registration.

You may register to vote if you:

  • Are a resident of Harris County, and

  • Are at least 17 years, 10 months of age (To vote, you must be 18), and

  • Are a U.S. citizen, and

  • Have not been declared mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court of law, and

  • Are not finally convicted of a felony—or have satisfied the court's requirements after a felony conviction or have received a pardon.

The Harris County Voter Registration Department mails renewal Voter Registration Certificates at the end of every odd-numbered year.



Voter Registration Duties


In Texas, the County Tax Assessor-Collector is the Voter Registrar for the county unless the position of county elections administrator is created or the County Clerk is designated as the Voter Registrar. Paul Bettencourt serves as the Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar in Harris County. The Voter Registrar may not charge a fee for performing voter registration functions unless expressly authorized by law. The Voter Registrar shall conduct voter registration activities at all times during regular office hours. The Voter Registrar may establish one or more branch offices in the county to conduct voter registration activities for the convenience of persons desiring to register; a branch office may be temporary or permanent. The Voter Registrar maintains files containing the approved registration applications of the registered voters of the county. These files are kept in the Voter Registrar's office at all times in a place and manner ensuring their security. Before all county elections, the Voter Registrar must prepare for each county election precinct a certified list of the registered voters in the precinct. The list must contain the name of each voter whose registration is effective on the date of the first election held in the county in that voting year. The office of the Voter Registrar is funded by the Secretary of State. Each year, the Voter Registrar must prepare and submit to the Comptroller of Public Accounts and to the Secretary of State the number of initial registrations and the number of registrations cancelled for the previous voting year. This list is to include voters who are deceased, felons, and those who have moved out of the county. The Voter Registrar is to also provide the total number of registrations for information updates. The office of the Voter Registrar must provide quarterly Voter Registration Activity Reports to the Secretary of State.


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Register to Vote

Voter Registration Applications are used for new applicants, cancelled registrants, and for changes to a registered voter’s record. Voter registration information may be verified on this site under the voter registration database.

Voter Registration Applications may be obtained several ways:

  • You may request an application online.

  • You may request an application from this office via email.

  • You may call the Voter Registration Department at 713-368-VOTE (8683) to request an application by mail.

  • You may stop by any of the 15-area Tax Offices in person to register to vote.

  • You may also visit any of the state agencies listed below which are designated as voter registration sites per Texas Election Code, Section 20.001:

    Texas Department of Human Services
    Texas Department of Health
    Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
    Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
    Texas School for the Deaf
    Texas Commission for the Blind
    Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
    Texas Rehabilitation Commission
    Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
    Each public library, including any branch or service outlet
    Each marriage license office of the county clerk