Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector - Voter Registration In Texas

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Any United States Citizen May Vote

A resident of the county
At least 18 years of age on election day
Registered to vote
Not a convicted felon (unless a person’s sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
Not declared mentally disabled by a court of law

You May Register To Vote At Any Time

Complete a postage-free post card application and mail it, or take it in person to the voter registrar in your county.
You must be at least 17 years and ten months of age on the date your application is submitted.
Your application must be submitted 30 days before an election for you to be eligible to vote in that election.
Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may complete and sign a voter registration application for you, provided that this person is a registered voter, or has applied for voter registration.
If any of the information on the application is incomplete, you will be notified and required to send a second application. The second application must be received by the Voter Registrar within 10 days.

You Will Receive A Voter Registration Certificate Within 30 Days:

Check your certificate to make sure all information is correct. (If there is a mistake, immediately make corrections and return it to the registrar.)
Present your certificate at the polling place on election day.
You will receive a color-coded certificate every two years.
The color of the 200-2001 voter registration certificate is orange and white.

Change Of Address: Moving Within The Same County

Correcting the information on your current voter registration certificate and returning it to the voter registrar; or
Completing a voter registration change form (contact your county voter registrar or the Secretary of State’s office for a form).

Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may complete and sign a change of address form for you, provided that this person is a registered voter, or has applied for registration.
You will receive a new, corrected certificate.
You will be able to vote in your new precinct 30 days after your notice has been received.

Meanwhile:

You may vote a full ballot in your former precinct if your registration has not become effective in the new precinct.
You must notify the voter registrar of your change of address as soon as possible.

Change of Address: Moving To A New County

You must re-register! Complete an application and mail it or take it in person to the voter registrar of your new county.
You will be registered 30 days after your application is submitted.
You will receive a new certificate.
You may be eligible to vote a limited ballot in your new county of residence for 90 days after moving if:

If you vote a limited ballot, you may vote on all statewide offices and propositions and for all district offices which are common to both counties.
You must apply for a limited ballot and vote by personal appearance with the early voting clerk conducting the election in your new county during the early voting period which generally begins on the 17th day and ends on the 4th day before an election, or by mail if you are already eligible to vote by mail.

Name Change

Promptly notify the voter registrar in writing of the change following the same steps for change of address.
Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may complete and sign a change of name for you, provided that this person is a registered voter or has applied for registration.
You will receive a new, corrected certificate 30 days after your notice is received.
You may continue to vote. Vote by affidavit during this time if you used your certificate as your notice of name change.

Misc. Information

Notify the voter registrar in writing and they will issue you a new one.
You may vote without your certificate with picture I.D. or other form of identification by signing an affidavit at the polling place.

After you have become a registered voter, you may wish to become a volunteer deputy registrar by applying with the voter registrar of your county. For more information or assistance, call the Office of the Secretary of State toll-free at 1-800-252-VOTE (8683).

A county is composed of many county election precincts. Voters are registered within a precinct according to their residence address.

Affidavit-a sworn statement made before an authorized person.
Agent-spouse, parent or child who may register for you or change registration information for you.
Voter Registrar-In most counties, it is your Tax Assessor-Collector, whose responsibility includes voter registration. In some counties, it is the County Clerk or an Elections Administrator.
Voting Station-the voting booth or other place where voters mark their ballots or otherwise indicate their votes at a polling place.

For more Information:
Call the Nueces County Voter Registrar's Office at (361) 888-0404.
901 Leopard
Corpus Christi, TX 78401