VOTER REGISTRATION
| Remember to
|
|
ANY UNITED STATES CITIZEN MAY VOTE .....
. Provided that you are
1 a resident of the county
2 at least 18 years of age on election day
3 registered to vote
4 not a convicted felon (unless a persons
sentence is completed,including any probation or parole)
5 not declared mentally disabled by a court of law
YOU MAY REGISTER TO VOTE AT ANY TIME .....
. Complete a voter registration application and mail it to the
Voter Registrar, PO Box 997, Canyon, TX 79015 or take it in person to the voter
registrars office at the Randall County Annex, 4111 S. Georgia St, Amarillo TX 79110
or the County Square North, 400 16th St, Canyon TX 79015.
You must be at least 17 years and 10 months of age on the date your application is
submitted.
College students may register in the county of their permanent residence or in the county
where they are going to college.
. 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 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 within 10 days to be effective for that election.
- 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 one of our offices.)
. Present your certificate at the polling place on
election day.
. You will receive a color-coded certificate every two
years.
. The color of the 2006-2007 voter registration
certificate is yellow and white.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS (MOVING WITHIN THE SAME COUNTY)
. Promptly notify us in writing of your new address
by....
1. correcting the information on your current voter
registration certificate and returning it to us
2. fill out a new voter registration form and check
the change box and replacement box if you have lost your card.
. You will receive a new, corrected certificate.
. You will be able to vote in your new precinct 30 days after your
notice is submitted.
Meanwhile....
. You may vote a full ballot in your former precinct if your
registration has not become effective in new precinct.
. You must notify us of your change of address as soon as possible.
NAME CHANGE ......
. Promptly notify us in writing of the change following steps above for
change of address.
. Your spouse, parent or child (acting as an agent) may compete and sign
a change of name for you, provided that this person is a registered voter or has applied
for registration.
. You may continue to vote. Show ID during this time if you
used your certificate as your notice of name change.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS (MOVING TO ANOTHER 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 if:
1. You were registered to
vote in your former county at the time you moved;
2. Your registration in the
new county is not yet effective.
. If you vote a limited ballot, you may vote on all statewide offices,
statewide propositions, and 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. You can not vote a
limited ballot on election day.
IF YOU LOSE OR MISPLACE YOUR CERTIFICATE:
. Notify the voter registrar in writing and they will issue you a new
one.
. You may vote without your certificate at the
polling place by showing some form of identification.
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD A
VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
- AND MAIL IT TO US AT RANDALL COUNTY, PO BOX 997, CANYON, TX 79015 OR DELIVER IT TO ONE
OF OUR OFFICES.