The Ellis County Press: Voter registration deadline is Oct. 5

Voter registration deadline is Oct. 5
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Editor on 09/14/2009 11:56:00


AUSTIN - Secretary of State Hope Andrade is reminding Texans that the deadline
to register to vote in the Nov. 3 Constitutional Amendment election is Monday,
Oct. 5.
"The deadline is approaching, but there is still time to register if you have
not already done so," said Andrade."It only takes a few minutes to fill out a
voter registration application - or to update information if you have moved - to
be eligible to cast a ballot in November."
Voters will decide on eleven proposed amendments put forth by the 81st
Legislature.
Texans can review ballot language, explanatory statements regarding each
proposed amendment and a sample ballot for the Nov. 3 election at the Secretary
of State's Web site: www.sos.state.tx.us.
Individuals who have yet to register may obtain an application from many county
offices, post offices and libraries or may download an application from the
VOTEXAS Website: www.votexas.org.A person may also check their registration
status on the Web site or by calling the Secretary of State's voter hotline at
1-800-252-VOTE (8683).
Texas residents are eligible to vote if they are a United States citizen, at
least 18 years old on Election Day, not a convicted felon (unless sentence,
probation, and/or parole have been completed), and not declared mentally
incapacitated by a court of law.