Verify the status of your voter registration

You'll save yourself some stress if you verify the status of your registration each year before the end of the voter registration period.

Call the voter registrar’s office in the county where you live. The Hays County Elections Office (512-393-7310) is the official repository of voter records in this county.

While double-checking your status, you can make sure the name on record is the same (or substantially the same) as that on your Texas Drivers License or other photo I.D. If not, you should update your registration.

OR, you can confirm your registration status on this website by going to Am I Registered? where you select one of three methods for conducting your search.

You can base your search on:
1. Your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID), which appears on your voter registration certificate and your date of birth;
2. Your Texas driver's license number and date of birth.
3. Or name, county, and date of birth.

Suspense

What is Suspense? Suspense means that the registrar is not certain of your residential address.

•   The voter’s registration certificate has been returned as non-deliverable;
•   A Jury Summons is returned as non-deliverable; or
•   Any mailing that was sent to the voter was returned as non-deliverable.
•   The voter registrar has received information indicating the voter no longer lives at the address on the voter’s record.

In December of even-numbered years, a replacement voter registration certificate is mailed to the address on record. By law it may not be forwarded to a new address, but is returned to the Elections Office.

What is the voter suspense list?

You will receive a new Voter Certificate in the mail within 30 days of submitting a change through this service. If you submit changes less than 30 days prior to an election, you must vote at your current polling location.

How do I check my voter status?

Check your registration to make sure it is active on the state's portal or call the Hays County Elections Administrator at (512) 393-7310 – or email elections@co.hays.tx.us.

What should you do if you are suspended?

Update your address online by Oct. 7 — which is the deadline to register to vote — and be removed from the suspense list.

To do so, you will need your current driver’s license or ID, Social Security number and Voter Unique Identifier Number, or VUID, on your registration card. You can also find your VUID number with your county registrar.

Yes, you can still vote if you are in Suspense status on or after October 7, 2024.

It'll just take a couple of extra steps.

● The clerk at the polls will ask you to fill out a Statement of Residence if you reside in the same county where you are registered.

● If you moved to a new county, you may vote a Limited Ballot during early voting at the main early voting location. A person entitled to vote a limited ballot may vote on all statewide races and any district offices that are in common between the former and new counties of residence. SOS Advisory on Limited Ballots

Apartment and Residence Hall dwellers should regularly check your mailbox. You'll have just 30 days to respond to mail sent from the Elections Administrator to verify you live at the address on your voter registration application.

Moving? Avoid Getting on the Suspense List

Update your registration by filling out a new voter registration application. If you’re moving to a new county, check “New Application” at the top of the form. If you’re moving within the same county, check “Change of Address, Name, or Other Information” at the top of the form.

Or Update Online (see details here, scroll down to see).

What if I am a naturalized citizen?

A number of citizens who have been naturalized have been notified that they do not seem to be citizens and will be purged from the voting rolls in 30 days unless they can prove that they are. Often that happens because they at one time had stated that they were not a citizen on some document. But now they are, and they may be required to prove that before being able to vote. To find out the status of your voter registration, go to VoteTexas.gov, go Am I Registered? and double-check your status. You should be able to provide documentation and be removed from the Suspense list. By being proactive, you should be restored to the voting roles.

Direct link to this page: https://lwvhaysco.com/confirmyourregistration

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