TX Voter Registration Deadline for Presidential Election is Oct. 11

State officials are reminding Texans that they only have about three weeks to make sure they are registered to vote in the Nov.8 general election.

With a presidential election, several statewide offices and key legislative and local races on the ballot, elections officials are expecting crowds and long lines at polling places across the Lone Star State. 
Alicia Pierce, communications director for the Texas Secretary of State's Office, said voters can find all the information they need on the statewide elections website at VoteTexas.gov.
"The last day you can register is Oct. 11, in time for the Nov 8 election," she explained. "That is a postmark date, not a receive-by date, so if your application is postmarked by Oct. 11, you have registered in time."
Pierce said there is a box on the website that voters can open and fill out a Voter Registration Form online. She said once completed, it must be printed, signed and mailed to local election officials. She added that another box on the site will allow those already registered to confirm that their address and other information are up to date.
Early voting in Texas runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Oct. 24 through Nov. 4. When casting an early ballot, voters do not need to go to their local precinct, but can vote at the Cass County Voting Building at 227 E. Rush Street in Linden and at the Atlanta Independent School District Administration Office at 106 W. Main Street in Atlanta,. Voters are encouraged to vote early to avoid long lines on Election Day.
"Obviously, this is a presidential year without an incumbent, and so historically, those tend to be high," she said. "We saw a lot of interest, especially on Election Day itself, in the primary, so there's definitely reason to believe that there could be higher turnout."
Also, in Cass County there are votes for tax hikes and in Atlanta a referendum on beer and wine sales, which will mean even more people at the polls.
Pierce reminds voters that they must be able to identify themselves at the polling station with a government-issued photo ID. If a voter doesn't have a photo ID, they can sign a form and show an alternative ID document such as a utility bill or a bank statement.