Voter Registration - Collin County

Public Information Office
2300 Bloomdale Rd.
Suite 4192
McKinney, Texas 75071
www.collincountytx.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 22, 2009

Contact: Sharon Rowe, Elections Administrator,
972-547-1990
Voter registration deadline for November elections: Oct. 5

(McKINNEY, Texas) – Voting officials want to remind residents that the deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, for the Nov. 3, 2009, Constitutional Amendment, Wylie ISD Bond and the City of Farmersville Local Option Special Elections.

To be eligible to vote in Texas, you must:

· Be a U.S. citizen;
· Be a resident of the county;
· Be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months)
· Not a convicted felon (unless a person’s sentence is completed, including probation)
· Not declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law.

You must be registered at least thirty days prior to an Election.

Applications to register to vote can now be downloaded at

http://www.collincountytexas.gov/elections/voter_registration/index.jsp, or by calling the Collin County Elections Office at 972-547-1990 or metro 972-424-1460 Ext 1990 for an application. Voter registration applications are also available at most post offices, libraries and high schools. Faxed Applications are not accepted.


Those who are registered to vote but don’t have a current voter registration certificate (orange card), please contact the Collin County Elections Office at 972-547-1990 or metro 972-424-1460 Ext 1990, or go online at http://www.collincountytexas.gov/elections/voter_registration/index.jsp and download an application and mail it to: 2010 Redbud Blvd. Suite 102, McKinney, TX 75069.

If you were registered to vote, but moved from one county in Texas to Collin County, you will need to register with Collin County before being allowed to vote in Collin County by the above deadline.

You can now change your name or address by accessing the Secretary of State web address, www.sos.state.tx.us; otherwise, updates must be done by mail or in person.

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Tim Wyatt

Collin County Public Information

2300 Bloomdale Rd. Suite 4154

McKinney, Texas 75071

972-548-4673 / Fax: 972-548-4699
http://www.co.collin.tx.us









Tim Wyatt

Collin County Public Information

2300 Bloomdale Rd. Suite 4154

McKinney, Texas 75071

972-548-4673 / Fax: 972-548-4699
http://www.co.collin.tx.us