Are You Registered To Vote?

It is always good practice to check your registration status at least 45 days before every election. If you live in Collin County and are not yet registered to vote in Collin Co., your Voter Registration Application must be post marked on or before October 4, 2010 in order for the Registrar's office to properly register you to vote in the November 2, 2010 General Election.

• Click Here To Check Your Collin County Voter Registration Status
• Click Here To Go To The Registrar's Voter Registration Application Form
• Just Moved To Collin County and Think You Are Register To Vote In Another County? Check Here.

Voting a Limited Ballot

If you have just moved to Collin County from another county, have not registered to vote in Collin County and you are still registered to vote in the county from which you just moved, you can not legally vote in ether county -- with one possible exception:

• After changing residence to another county, a person may be eligible to vote a “limited” ballot in his/her new county of residence on candidates or issues common to the old and new counties.  A “limited” ballot may be voted only during the early voting period by personal appearance at the Collin County Registrar's Office in McKinney, Texas or by mail (not on Election Day) if:
  • the person would have been eligible to vote in the county of former residence on Election Day if still residing in that county;
  • the person is registered to vote in the county of former residence at the time the person offers to vote in the county of new residence; and
  • a voter registration for the person in the county of new residence is not effective on or before Election Day.

• A limited ballot means that you may be allowed to vote on any candidates and measures in common between your former and new counties. Candidates and measures in common typically include candidates running for statewide office, such as governor, and amendments to the Texas State Constitution.
• To inquire about voting a limited ballot contact the Collin County Early Voting Clerk at:

  2010 Redbud Blvd., Suite 102
  McKinney, TX 75069   map

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  Phone:	972-547-1990 (McKinney)
  	972-424-1460 ext. 1990 (Metro)
  	800-687-8546 (Toll Free)
  Fax:	972-547-1914

Voter Registration Card and Sample Ballots

A sample ballot for your home residence election precinct number is available on the Collin County Elections website by the first day of the early voting period. The Collin County Elections website address is - http://www.collincountytx.gov/elections/election_information/  

• Hint: Look on your voter registration card to find your precinct number. 
• For a compelete explaination of the information found on your voter registration card - click here.

About Your Voter Registration Card and Registration Status

In December 2009 the Collin County Registrar's Office mailed new Blue and White 2010-2011 voter registration cards to every "active" registered voter in the county.  Make sure you sign the card on the front by the X at the bottom left of the card. If you did not received a blue 2010-2011 Voter's Registration Card in the mail, you are likely not registered to vote in Collin Co:

• If you have moved and you have not voted in an election in Collin County during the past two years, your voter registration record may have been suspended or even canceled. You must contact the Registrar's office and update your registration information every time you move. To find the change of address information click here.
• If you have not moved, but mail sent to your address by the Collin Co. Registrar's Office was for some reason return to the Registrar's office as undeliverable mail, then the Registrar will think you have moved and the Registrar will suspend your voting status. Why does this happen? The most typical reason is if your mail was being held at the post office while you were on vacation and the Registrar's office sent mail to you (e.g. your new voter registration card or other information mailing) during period your mail was held at the post office, then the Registrar's mailing would have been returned to the Registrar's office as undeliverable mail. This returned mail marked as undeliverable causes the Registrar to think you have moved and your registration recorded will be suspended for two years and then cancelled.
• If you checked the "Register to Vote" box when you changed or renewed your Texas Driver's License, but you never received a voter registration card from the Collin County Registrar's Office, you are likely not registered to vote.
• Check your registration status click here.

If your voter registration record has been suspended or canceled, or you have never registered to vote in Collin County  you must take action to be properly registered by October 4, 2010 in order to vote in either the November 2, 2010 General Election. Voter Registration Applications must be post marked on or before October 4, 2010 in order for you to be properly registered to vote in the election.  It is always good practice to check your registration status at least 45 day before every election by going to the Registrar's website - click here.

Have you ever registered to vote? In general, you are eligible to vote in Collin County if you are a United States Citizen, a resident of the county, will be 18 years old before election day, are not a convicted felon and have not been declared mentally incapacitated. For specific information and to determine your eligibility, click here to visit the Secretary of State’s web site and read the pamphlet on Texas Voting. Check whether you are already registered to vote here and if you are not yet registered to vote, get your Voter's Registration application here.

Please remember to take your Voter's Registration Card with you to the polling place when you vote. Several forms of identification (in place of your voter registration card) are acceptable, but election clerks can use the bar code on the registration card to electronically verify your voter registration status in just seconds.  This makes the voting lines move much faster for everyone!!!  Please DO NOT cut the bar code off of the card!! Click here to find the forms of identification, other than your voter registration certificate, that you may use to vote.