• Will you be a student working toward a degree?
• Will you be starting a family?
• Will you be entering the work force after college?
• Or are you planning to start your career after graduation?

Whatever path you choose, no doubt you will want a safe, healthy environment full of opportunity. Voting for candidates and propositions is one way to create the type of environment you want for yourself.

Let's Take a Look at the "Big Picture"

• Are you worried about the type of jobs that will be available?
• Will the economy be stable enough to give you job security?
• Do you want the security of knowing that you can take care of yourself?
• Do you feel safe in your school and home?
• Does unemployment, homelessness and violence worry you?
• Is the condition of our planet important to you?
• If you were in an accident or became ill, could you afford medicine and doctor bills?
• Is your health important to you? Would you like to see a cure for many of the diseases that touch our lives?

All of these issues are affected by the choices elected officials make. Not only do these decisions have an impact on the matters which will shape your future, their opinions and actions play a part in your everyday life.

Elected Officals Influence the:

• Cost of tuition you will pay for college.
• Education system.
• Rate of sales taxes.
• Money you make on the job.
• Number of hours that you work.
• Price of car insurance.
• Cost of living expenses.
• Condition of the environment.
• Cost of health care and who is entitled to coverage.

• 1645 One vote made Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.
• 1649 One vote caused Charles I to be executed.
• 1776 The new government of the United States chose the English language over the German language by a margin of one vote.
• 1793 One vote cost King Louis XVI his life due to the French National Assembly’s decision by a one vote margin to execute.
• 1800 One vote elected Thomas Jefferson president.
• 1824 John Quincy Adams was elected president by the U.S. House of Representatives over Andrew Jackson when one representative from New York changed his vote.
• 1839 One vote elected Marcus Morton Governor of Massachusetts.
• 1845 Texas became the 28th state in the Union due to one vote.
• 1868 One vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment.
• 1875 One vote changed France from a monarchy to a Republic.
• 1911 An average of only one vote per precinct passed women’s suffrage in California.
• 1912 Less than one vote per precinct, in one state, elected Woodrow Wilson President.
• 1920 One vote made Tennessee the 36th state to ratify the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
• 1923 One vote made Adolph Hitler head of the Natzi party.
• 1948 If Thomas Dewey had received one more vote in each precinct in Ohio and California, his race with Harry Truman would have been thrown into the House of Representatives.
• 1968 A change of one vote per precinct in three states would have made Hubert Humphrey president instead of Richard Nixon.

1. Name-Give your full name including first, middle and last. If you have changed your name, give former name.
2. Residence Address - Include street address, city, state, and zip. If you do not have a street address, give a description of the location of where you live.
3. Mailing Address - If mail cannot be delivered to your residence, give a mailing address.
4. Gender, Social Security Number, Telephone Number, and Driver’s License Number or Identification Number are optional. The social security number is solicited by authority of sec. 13.122 and will be used to maintain the accuracy of the registration records. Your voter registration application is open to the public.
5. City and County of Former Residence - If you were previously registered in another county in Texas, complete this box.
6. Agent - An agent may apply for voter registration for another person as long as that person is related to the applicant as husband, wife, father, mother, son or daughter. The agent must also be a registered voter or have submitted an application for registration. Indicate the relationship of the agent on the application. Indicate relationship next to signature.
7. Sign Your Name. If you cannot sign your name next to the X, a person may witness you making your mark. Give the name and address of the person who witnessed your mark above the signature line. If you cannot make a mark, have the witness state the applicant could not make a mark. You do not need a witness if you can sign your name.
8. Indicate by checking the appropriate box above your signature if this application is a new registration, a change of name or address, or request for replacement certificate.