PRESS RELEASE
October 6, 2023
October 10, 2023
Deadline to Register to Vote in November Election
Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector & Voter Registrar Ann Harris Bennett reminds eligible unregistered voters that October 10, 2023, is the deadline to register for those who want to vote on November 7, 2023.
October 10 is also the cut-off date for making any corrections or updates to existing voter registration records, like address or name changes, before the November election.
Texas law requires eligible unregistered voters to register by the 30th day before the election day in which they would like to vote.
“My staff is busy conducting voter registration events to ensure eligible unregistered voters have the opportunity to register before the state’s deadline,” said Bennett. “Additionally, due to the recent transition of voter registration duties, I encourage all voters to review their voter registration records because all updates or corrections must be made by October 10.”
An individual may register to vote if they meet the following requirements:
- Are a United States citizen;
- Are a resident of Harris County;
- Are at least 17 years 10 months of age (to vote, you must be 18);
- You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and
- You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Voter registration applications may be downloaded from www.hctax.net or found at U.S. Postal Offices, public libraries, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and other government offices.
Call 713-274-8200 for voter registration assistance in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, or Chinese. Mailed applications must have a postmark of October 10, 2023, to be considered timely.
Voter registration applications may be dropped off at any of the nine (9) Tax Office locations listed below before the deadline:
- 1001 Preston, Houston, TX 77002 – Harris County Administration Building
- 6000 Chimney Rock Rd., Houston, TX 77081 – Bellaire
- 16715 Clay Rd., Houston, TX 77084 – Clay Road
- 14350 Wallisville Rd., Houston, TX 77049 – Jim Fonteno
- 101 S. Richey, Suite E, Pasadena, TX 77506 – John Phelps
- 7300 N. Shepherd Dr., Houston, TX 77091 – Mickey Leland
- 5300 Griggs Rd., Houston, TX 77021 – Palm Center
- 1001 SGT. Macario Garcia, Houston, TX 77011 – Raul C. Martinez
- 1721 Pech Rd., Houston, TX 77055 – Spring Branch