Public Information Office
210 S. McDonald Street
Suite 626
McKinney, Texas 75069
www.collincountytx.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Leigh Hornsby, Public Information Officer
972-548-4772
lhornsby@collincountytx.gov

September 27, 2006

COLLIN COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The deadline to register to vote in the Tuesday, November 7, 2006 General and Special Elections is Tuesday, October 10, 2006.

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 be a convicted felon (unless a person’s sentence is completed, including probation)
  • Not be declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law.

    • You must be registered at least 30 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 call the Collin County Elections Office at 972-547-1990 or metro 972-424-1460 ext.1990 for an application.

    If you have registered but do not have a current voter registration certificate (bright yellow 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.

    You are only eligible to vote in the precinct where you live if you have registered in that precinct.

    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 eligible to vote in Collin County by the above deadline.

    If you moved from city to city within Collin County: You will need to change your voter registration before being eligible to vote in your new precinct by the above deadline.

    If you moved from one address in a city to another address within the same city: You will need to change your voter registration before being eligible to vote in your new precinct by the above deadline.

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

    You can also access sample ballots for the November 7, 2006 General Election and for those entities that contract with the Collin County Elections Office by logging onto http://www.collincountytexas.gov/elections/election_information/index.jsp

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