A roll of “I Voted” stickers sit on a shelve as residents participate in early voting Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.

Eligible Texas residents who want to vote in the May 7 city, school and statewide constitutional amendments elections need to register to vote by April 7.

Voters can check on their registration status at votetexas.gov.

“In the upcoming May 7 election, every Texas voter will have the opportunity to vote on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution concerning property taxes, and many Texas voters will also be voting on mayoral, city council, and school board candidates as well as local propositions,” Texas Secretary of State John Scott said.

“I encourage every eligible Texas voter to not only get registered by April 7th, but to educate yourself on the candidates and measures that will appear on your ballot. This is an important opportunity to determine the direction of your community and our state, so make sure to register and prepare to cast your ballot in the upcoming election!”

Early voting runs April 25 to May 3. Election Day is May 7.

Registering to Vote

To be eligible to vote in Texas, you must be:

• A United States citizen;
• A resident of the county where you submit the application;
• At least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and 18 years of age on Election Day.
• Not finally convicted of a felony (you may be eligible to vote once you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and
• Not declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

You can check to verify your registration status ahead of the deadline by visiting the ‘Am I Registered?’ tool on the Texas Secretary of State’s My Voter Portal.

If you are registering to vote in Texas for the first time, you can complete a voter registration application and return it to your county voter registrar at least 30 days before the upcoming election date. To complete an application, you may:

• Complete an application using the Texas Secretary of State’s online voter registration application module. Simply fill in the required information, print, sign and mail the completed application directly to your county election office;
• Request a printed application. The Texas Secretary of State’s office will mail a postage-paid voter registration application to the address provided; OR
• Contact or visit your county’s voter registrar to complete the voter registration process.

For those not already registered to vote but who have an existing Texas Driver License or state ID card, you can register to vote online when renewing, replacing or changing your contact information for either of these cards through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Follow the steps on the DPS web portal to update your driver license information, and you will be given the option to register to vote when renewing or updating your information.