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OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
Mon Aug 13, 2012, 02:08 PM Aug 2012

Copy & Forward: October 6, 2012 is the deadline for voter registration in Texas

http://www.gottavote.org/en/TX/get-registered/

TEXAS
1. GET REGISTERED
Get registered to vote with your current name at your current address by 30 days before Election Day.

You can get your registration started right now.

You can get your registration started right now: http://www.GottaRegister.com

2. WHAT TO BRING

MAKE SURE YOU BRING one of these with your current name to the polls to make
sure your vote counts:


• Your voter registration card
OR
• A driver's license or personal identification card issued to you by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
• A driver’s license or personal identification card issued by an agency of any state (even if expired)
• A form of identification that contains your photograph and establishes your identity
• A birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the person’s identity
• United States citizenship papers
• United States passport
• Official mail addressed to you by a governmental entity
• A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and current address.

If you have additional questions about voting in Texas, please contact: Texas Secretary of State: 800.252.VOTE(8683); elections@sos.state.tx.us

3. VOTE!
Election Day is Tuesday November 6, 2012. Polls in Texas will be
open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time.


FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE:
https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionVoter.jsp

VOTE EARLY:
Texas has early voting, beginning for the general election on October20th and ending on November 2nd. For the latest information on where, when and how to vote early contact your local board of elections.

FIND YOUR EARLY VOTE LOCATION: http://votetexas.gov/voting/when/#two

VOTE BY MAIL:
If you’re away from the county in which you’re registered on Election Day and during early voting, sick or disabled, 65 years of age or older on Election Day, or confined in jail but eligible to vote, you can vote absentee by mail. Mail your request to your local county clerk for the November 6, 2012 Election between September 7, 2012 and October 30, 2012. Applications must be received (not postmarked) by October 30 at 5 pm. You may also fax your application if your county clerk has a fax number.

GET THE INFO:
http://votetexas.gov/voting/when/#two
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Copy & Forward: October 6, 2012 is the deadline for voter registration in Texas (Original Post) OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 OP
I hope you are getting some recognition for reminders russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #1
The best "Thanks" will be getting Barack Obama re-elected OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #2
Thanks for the links. TexasTowelie Aug 2012 #3
If all of this has actually helped 1 DUer register, it was worth it OmahaBlueDog Aug 2012 #4
One Month to the Registration Deadline - Tell your friends OmahaBlueDog Sep 2012 #5
According to the Texas Secretary of State, registration deadline is October 9 NoPasaran Sep 2012 #6
Thank you for researching this! sonias Sep 2012 #7

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
2. The best "Thanks" will be getting Barack Obama re-elected
Mon Aug 13, 2012, 03:21 PM
Aug 2012

Some wise person said "you can't change the world by blogging." My hope is to give people here at DU some small, tangible tool they can use and share to organize voters.

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
5. One Month to the Registration Deadline - Tell your friends
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 11:19 AM
Sep 2012


The Castro Bros. could be the future of Texas politics. Turning Texas from Red to Purple to Blue starts with you and your friends and family registering and voting.
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