Texas Scrubbed 1.1 Million Voters from the Rolls: Are You Still Registered?

In August of 2024, to maintain accurate voter rolls, Texas removed 1.1 million voters, equivalent to the population of Montana, from its rolls. With Election Day just around the corner, it is crucial for every Texan to ensure they have not been stripped of their right to vote because of a simple clerical error. Over 600,000 of the names dropped from the rolls were due to bad information, such as mailing address. The removal of those voters is an important reminder to update your Voter Registration when you move, regularly check your voter status and respond to correspondence from the Registrar office. It takes little time to check your voter status. You can do it faster than checking notifications on social media or even reading this post. Simply click HERE and see if you are registered. If you discover you have been removed, the deadline to register is October 7th. This date reflects the postmark date of an application you are mailing or the date you hand deliver it to their office. Texas does not offer online registration unless you are renewing your Texas Driver's License online.

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Why would I be removed from the rolls if I did not move?

People were dropped for many reasons. Over half of those dropped were due to questions regarding their address and 6,500 were dropped because they failed to respond to a Notice of Examination. The registrar's office mails out voter cards every two years. If your voter’s card was returned to them as non-deliverable you were put on the Suspend List. If any mail was returned to the post office as non- deliverable, or you filled out a forwarding address form, you were put on the suspense list. If you were on the suspense list for at least two federal general elections, you were dropped from the roll. If you received a Notice of Examination and did not respond to them questioning your citizenship status, criminal background, your age, or a court ruling on your mental capacity to vote, they dropped you from the roll.

What if you discover you are not registered to vote?

There is still time to register if you want to vote in the upcoming November elections.  Unfortunately, Texas does not offer online registration except when renewing your Texas Driver's License. It must be mailed to the Registrar Office or hand delivered to it.  The deadline to register and be able to vote in the upcoming elections is October 7th.

How to request an application: 

• Go online HERE and fill out the application and download it.
• Go to your local Harris County Public Library and request an application. Find the nearest HCPL Location 
• Call (713) 274-8200 and request an application.
• Email voters@tax.hctx.net and include your address and phone number in your email.
• Request a form by mail. Send your request to Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor-Collector, P.O. Box 3527, Houston, Texas 77253-3527.
• You can pick-up an application at your local U.S. Postal office, library, high school, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) site, Texas Health and Human Services Commission and other government offices.

Once you have completed the application you can:

• Mail it to the Harris County Voter Registrar's Office. (It must be postmarked no later than October 7th. 
• Hand deliver it to their office. They are open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM during the week.
• Drop it off at your local Harris County Public Library and they will hand deliver it for you. 

The Harris County Registrar office is located at

HARRIS COUNTY
Tax Assessor-Collector & Voter Registrar
Ann Harris Bennett

1001 Preston, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002

P.O. Box 3527 Houston 77253-3527

(713) 274-8200 Phone

(713) 368-2309 FAX

What if you check the registrar's office and you notice you are registered to vote however some of your information is incorrect?

You can update your information online at VoteTexas.gov.

If you live in another county in Texas, you can find the location of your Registrar's office by clicking HERE.

With all the reasons listed to be removed from the roll, is there any reason you would not want to check your status? Go to Am I registered?

Since I have your attention

Text three friends anywhere in the country and ask them if they are registered to vote.  If they are eligible to vote, they can go to Vote.gov to check their status and get information on how to register in their state.