After you apply to register to vote, a voter registration certificate will be mailed to you within 30 days.
- This is your proof that you are a registered voter! Keep it.
- If you do not receive your certificate, please contact your counties' voter registrar office:
- Travis County email Tax_Voters@TravisCountyTx.gov, or call 512-854-9473
- Williamson County email VoterRegistration@wilco.org, or call 512-943-1630
- All other counties
- You should automatically receive a new color-coded certificate every two years in odd-numbered years.
- If you move, you must update your voter registration to receive your new voter registration certificate at your new address.
- The League of Women Voters recommends that you bring your voter registration certificate with you to vote in case of any issues at the polling location about your registration However, it is not required to vote.
The information circled on the sample voter registration certificate, tells you your voting precinct number and which races you can vote on:
- The first circle is your voting precinct. In many counties you must vote at the polling locations located within your precinct. However, both Travis County and Williamson County have county wide polling which allow voters to vote at any polling location.
- The information in the second circle can be used to figure out which elections and races you can vote in. All Texas voters can vote for some races, while other races are specific to the precinct