Democrats of La Porte, Texas

Voting

While the actual action of casting a ballot is pretty simple, all the steps before can get pretty complicated. This page is an evergreen guide to voting locally in La Porte, Texas.

Am I registered to vote?

The Secretary of State has an online portal to check if you are registered to vote. It is important to check a few weeks before each election.

Am I eligible to vote?

Pulled directly from Texas’ Secretary of State: You are eligible to register to vote if:

  • You are a United States citizen.
  • You are a resident of the county where you submit the application.
  • You are at least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and you are 18 years of age on Election Day. 
  • You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole).
  • You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Where can I get registered to vote?

If you are not registered to vote in your county, you can request a voter registration form online from the Secretary of State. The SOS office will mail you a form that must be returned. A quicker method is coming to a general meeting an asking the leadership to get you registered. Many of us are Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars (VDVRs) for the county.

Where do I vote and what is on my ballot?

The often city holds seperate elections than the county. This means even if the national, federal, state, and county election is on the same day, La Porte residents are required to go to different locals and turn in two different ballots in order to have their vote counted. Because of this, there are different places to find ones ballot. For city elections, the city website hold all information.

For all other elections, Harris Votes and Vote Texas have portals to find your sample ballot and both early and day of voting locations. It is definetely worth bookmarking for future elections. Other great resources include: Vote 411, The League of Women Voters (Houston), and Ballotpedia.