How to Check Your Voter Registration Status in Texas

You can check your Texas voter registration through the Texas Secretary of State's Am I Registered? portal, which searches the statewide voter registration database. You can also call the voter registrar's office in the county where you live. Texas voter registration is county-based, so your county registrar is the office that handles questions about your record.

• Your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID), which appears on your voter registration certificate, or
• Your Texas driver's licence number, if you provided it when you applied to register, or
• Your first and last name, or

1. Go to the Texas Secretary of State's Am I Registered? portal, which you can reach through VoteTexas.gov.
2. Choose one of the three search methods: your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID), your Texas driver's licence number, or your first and last name.
3. If you would rather not search online, call the voter registrar's office in the county where you reside instead.
4. If your record is on suspense, use the Texas.gov portal to update your address or other information on your voter registration record. You will need your VUID to log in.
5. If you have moved or changed your name, update your voter registration information online through Texas.gov. This service is free and is available to registered Texas voters.

Texas law requires eligible voters to register by the 30th day before Election Day.

Your voter registration becomes effective 30 days after it is submitted and accepted by the county voter registrar. The county then adds your name to the voter registration list, generates your voter certificate, and mails it to you. Read the information on the back of the certificate, sign by the X on the front in the yellow area, and keep the card somewhere safe.

New certificates are mailed every two years to the most recent address you gave the voter registrar. If you did not receive a new orange and white certificate in 2026, it could mean you moved without updating your details, or that something else is wrong with your registration. A certificate sent to an old address is returned to the registrar because it is not forwardable mail, and you would be placed on the suspense list in that county. You then have a grace period that lets you vote in the same county in your old precinct, but if you do not vote, your name is removed from the rolls after two federal elections have passed since you were placed on the suspense list. If you moved to a new Texas county, you need to re-register.

If you moved, you must file your new address in writing with your voter registrar, or submit the change online. If you missed that deadline, you may be able to return to your old precinct to vote, if you still live in the political subdivision holding the election.

If you moved to a new county and did not re-register there by the October 5, 2026 deadline, you may be eligible to vote a limited ballot in your new county. A limited ballot lets you vote on candidates and measures in common between your former and new county. It is only available during the early voting period at the main early voting polling place, not on election day. You must be a current registered voter in your former county, or have been registered there when you submitted your application in the new county. Contact the Early Voting Clerk in your new county if you think you qualify.

If you fill out a voter registration application online, you must print the completed application and mail it to your county voter registrar's office. The United States Postal Service has adjusted its transportation operations, so some mailpieces are not postmarked on the day they are collected or deposited. To make sure a postmark is applied and matches the date of mailing, take your application to a USPS retail location and ask for a manual (local) postmark at the counter. Manual postmarks are free of charge. Submit your application as early as possible so the postmark date falls on or before the deadline.

Can I check my registration by phone? Yes. You can call the voter registrar's office in the county where you reside.

What if my registration is on suspense? It means your county has received information that you no longer live at the address on your record. You can use the Texas.gov portal to update your address or information, and you will need your VUID to log in.

How do I find my VUID? Visit the Texas SOS My Voter Portal and enter your name, county, date of birth and ZIP code to display your voter registration information.

What if I did not get a new voter certificate? It could mean you moved without updating your details, or that there is another problem with your registration. If the certificate went to an old address, it is returned to the registrar and you are placed on the suspense list in that county. If you moved to a new Texas county, you need to re-register.

Can I still vote if I moved and missed the address change deadline? You may be able to return to your old precinct to vote, if you still live in the political subdivision holding the election. If you moved to a new county, ask about the limited ballot option through the Early Voting Clerk in your new county.