Texas Election Code

§ 13.002 — APPLICATION REQUIRED

EL § 13.002Title 2. VOTER QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION · Ch. 13. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; INITIAL REGISTRATION · Art. A. ELIGIBILITY; MANNER OF APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION

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(a)A person desiring to register to vote must submit an application to the registrar of the county in which the person resides. Except as provided by Subsection (e), an application must be submitted by personal delivery, by mail, or by telephonic facsimile machine in accordance with Sections 13.143(d) and (d-2).

(b)A registration application must be in writing and signed by the applicant.

(c)A registration application must include:

(1)the applicant's first name, middle name, if any, last name, and former name, if any;

(2)the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth;

(3)a statement that the applicant is a United States citizen;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 1268), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2006. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (H.B. 417), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1295 (S.B. 74), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(11), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (H.B. 536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 1448), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (S.B. 14), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (S.B. 910), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.25, eff. January 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 2.01, eff. December 2, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (S.B. 1862), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.