Know your rights as a Texas Voter.
You Have:
* The right to a ballot with written instructions on how to cast the ballot.
* The right to cast your vote in secret and free from intimidation.
* The right to receive up to two more ballots if a mistake is made while marking the ballot.
* The right to ask the polling place official for instructions on how to cast the ballot, but not for suggestions on who to vote for.
* The right to bring an interpreter to assist you as you qualify to vote if you do not understand the English language.
* The right to assistance while casting your ballot if you cannot write, see the ballot, or understand the language in which it is written.
* The right to bring written materials into the voting booth to assist you as you cast the ballot.
* The right to vote at any early voting location in the county for elections conducted county-wide.
* The right to report a possible voting rights abuse to the Secretary of State or to your local election official.
* The right to cast a provisional ballot if your name does not appear on the list of registered voters, or you do not have proper identification.
* The right to file an administrative complaint with the Secretary of State concerning violations of federal and state voting procedures.
* The Secretary of State’s office may be contacted toll-free at 1.800.252.VOTE (8683), via e-mail at elections@sos.state.tx.us, and by regular mail at: Elections Division, P.O. Box 12060, Austin, TX 78711.
You may not:
* Vote in an election in which you know that you are not eligible to vote.
* Vote twice in an election.
* Provide assistance to a voter who is not eligible to receive assistance.
* Suggest how another person should vote by word, sign or gesture while in the polling place.
* Intimidate, threaten, or coerce any person from voting or attempting to vote.
* Electioneer or loiter within 100 feet of the entrance to the polling place or inside the polling place.
* Buy or sell your ballot.
* Deposit a ballot in the ballot box that was not given to you by an election official.
In the State of Texas, your voter registration form must be mailed to the office in the county in which you reside and must be received at least 30 days prior to the election you wish to vote in. You must be at least 17 years and 10 months of age on the date you apply.
Please note: In the State of Texas, even if you have been convicted of a felony, as long as all the conditions of your probation or parole have been satisfied you are eligible to vote.
Counties are listed alphabetically below:
COLLIN COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Sharon Rowe
2010 Redbud Blvd., Suite 102 McKinney 75069
(972) 547-1990 Phone
(972) 547-1914 FAX
COOKE COUNTY
Tax Assessor-Collector
Billie Jean Knight
100 S. Dixon St., Courthouse Gainesville 76240
(940) 668-5425 Phone
(940) 668-5497 FAX
DALLAS COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Bruce Sherbet
2377 North Stemmons Frwy, Suite 820 Dallas 75207
(214) 819-6300 Phone
(214) 819-6301 FAX
DENTON COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Don Alexander
P.O. Box 1720 Denton 76202
(940) 349-3200 Phone
(940) 349-3201 FAX
ELLIS COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Jane Anderson
106 S. Monroe St. , Waxahachie 75165
(972) 923-5195 Phone
(972) 923-5194 FAX
ERATH COUNTY
Tax Assessor-Collector
Jennifer Carey
320 West College Stephenville 76401
(254) 965-8990 Phone
(254) 965-4025 FAX
FANNIN COUNTY
County Clerk
Tammy Rich
101 E. Sam Rayburn, #102 Bonham 75418
(903) 583-7488 Phone
(903) 583-9598 FAX
GRAYSON COUNTY
Tax Assessor-Collector
John Ramsey
P.O. Box 2107 Sherman 75091
(903) 893-8683 Phone
(903) 893-4973 FAX
HILL COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Patsy Damschen
P.O. Box 725 Hillsboro 76645
(254) 582-4072 Phone
(254) 582-4073 FAX
HOOD COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Lois Joplin
1410 W. Pearl St. Granbury 76048
(817) 408-2525 Phone
(817) 408-2592 FAX
JOHNSON COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Cheri Hawkins
P.O. Box 895 Cleburne 76033-0895
(817) 556-6197 Phone
(817) 556-6048 FAX
KAUFMAN COUNTY
Tax Assessor-Collector
Richard Murphy
P.O. Box 339 Kaufman 75142
(972) 932-4331 Phone
(972) 932-1413 FAX
MONTAGUE COUNTY
Tax Assessor-Collector
Sydney Nowell
P.O. Box 8 Montague 76251
(940) 894-3881 Phone
(940) 894-2012 FAX
PALO PINTO COUNTY
Tax Assessor-Collector
Linda Tuggle
P.O. Box 160 Palo Pinto 76484
(940) 659-1271 Phone
(940) 659-3628 FAX
PARKER COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Melissa Rutledge
1112 Santa Fe Drive Weatherford 76086
(817) 598-6185 Phone
(817) 598-6183 FAX
ROCKWALL COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Glenda Denton
107 E. Kaufman Rockwall 75087
(972) 204-6200 Phone
(972) 961-0912 FAX
TARRANT COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Stephen R. Raborn
2700 Premier Street Fort Worth 76111
(817) 884-1115 Phone
(817) 831-6475 FAX
VAN ZANDT COUNTY
County Clerk
Charlotte Bledsoe
121 E. Dallas, Rm. 202 Canton 75103
(903) 567-6503 Phone
(903) 567-6722 FAX
WISE COUNTY
Elections Administrator
Lannie Noble
P.O. Box 1597, Decatur 76234
(940) 626-4453 Phone
(940) 626-4539 FAX
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Each one. Will teach one. If I reach one. I can change the world. -Leon
