COLLEGE STUDENTS

HOW DO I VOTE WHILE I AM AWAY AT SCHOOL (IN TEXAS)?

If you’re a college student in Texas who attends school away from home, you’ll need to decide which place in Texas is the place you call “home". If you consider your parents’ address to be your permanent residence, you may use that address as your registration address. If you would like to register to vote at your college address, you may do so, but you cannot be registered in both places. Where you are registered to vote will impact which races and candidates appear on your ballot.

If you are registered to vote at a "primary residence" (such as your parent's) that is different than your college address, AND you will not be at your primary residence during early voting or election day, you may vote early by mail.

To request that an early voting mail-in ballot be sent to the address where you are physically planning to be at election time (school), you must fill out an early voting ballot request application. Please click here for the application process.

HOW DO I VOTE WHILE I AM AWAY AT SCHOOL (OUT OF STATE)?

If you have no claimed residency out of state, and still use your Texas "home" address as your permanent residence, you may vote early by mail.

To request that an early voting mail-in ballot be sent to the address where you are physically planning to be at election time (school), you must fill out an early voting ballot request application. Please click here for the application process.

HOW DO I VOTE WHILE I AM AWAY AT SCHOOL (OUT OF THE COUNTRY)?

If you are attending school out of the country, you must request an absentee ballot to vote from abroad. You can complete that process using this link.

When requesting an absentee ballot, we highly recommend contacting your county election office as early as possible with any questions or assistance you may need. A list of all county election office can be found at the bottom of this page.

I STILL NEED TO REGISTER TO VOTE - HOW DO I DO THAT?

Please visit the Secretary of State's website to register to vote or update your voting address.

*Registering to vote in your college community will not affect your Federal Financial Aid, status as a dependent on your parents’ taxes, or tuition status. 

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