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New Laws & What They Mean for You

Voting in Travis County

Become a Travis County Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR)

Join the Community of Democrats in Texas

Useful links to state & local government

Get in touch with your elected officials

Register to vote here with the Secretary of State. Travis County residents who fill out the online form will need to print, sign, and mail in the application to Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant P.O. Box 1748 Austin 787675, postmarked 30 days before the election.

Get help in registering. Here’s a Texas-grown non-profit that walks you through the registration process, and even provides a stamped pre-addressed envelop for your application.

https://register2vote.org

New Laws & What They Mean for You

For a guide to the new laws contained in SB 1 that go into effect December 2, 2021, click here.

For a guide to the changes from the 87th Regular Session, effective September 1, 2021, click here.

For questions about the new laws call the Voter Assistance Hotline at the Texas Democratic Party 844 898-6837.

Voting in Travis County

For voting information by your address (registration, upcoming elections, ballots, polling places)

https://www.vote411.org

For election updates from the Travis County Clerk

https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/elections.html

For applications to vote by mail

https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/elections/ballot-by-mail.html

For useful information from the Texas Secretary of State

https://www.votetexas.gov

For electoral precinct look-up by address

https://www.traviscountytx.gov/maps/gis-comm-pct

For information on City of Lago Vista elections:

https://www.lagovistatexas.org/span_city_span_departments/city_secretary/election/index.php

Become a Travis County Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR)

For information on becoming a Travis County Volunteer Deputy Registrar

https://tax-office.traviscountytx.gov/voters/volunteer-deputy-registrars

For training as a Travis County Volunteer Deputy Registrar

https://campsite.bio/tcvdr

Join the Community of Democrats in Texas

North Shore Democrats of Travis County

https://www.northshoredemocrats.org

Travis County Democratic Party

https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org

Texas Democratic Party also known as “Texas Democrats”

https://www.texasdemocrats.org

All on the Line Texas

https://www.mobilize.us/allonthelinetx/

Texas Poor People’s Campaign

https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/committee/texas/

Turn Rural Texas Blue

https://www.facebook.com/turnruraltexasblue/

If you want to run for office, here’s a useful link sponsored by the Texas Democrats:

https://www.texasdemocrats.org/run-for-office/?fbclid=IwAR0fp-9lKXt4yEGW7L0iMr1gO_nGyH8xwPGRvWgiW-ZjghnfWFhY7xXf8ug

Useful links to state & local government

For a look at the new maps proposed by the House and Senate

Redistricting Committees, click here.

For updates on Texas Legislature redistricting

https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov

“Who represents me?” by your address (Federal, State and State Board of Education)

https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

For live feed or videos of Texas Senate Committee hearings

https://senate.texas.gov/cmte.php?c=625

For live feed of Texas House Committee hearings

https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

For videos of Texas House Committee hearings

https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/committee-broadcasts/

To submit public comments (no more than 3,000 words) to a House Committee hearing while the hearing is in progress https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c080 You must know bill number to submit.

For live feed or videos of Travis County Commissioners Court Voting Sessions

https://traviscotx.civicclerk.com/web/home.aspx

or on TCTV at https://www.traviscountytx.gov/tctv/watch

For voting records on specific legislation

Go to https://legiscan.com/TX

Enter your subject in “Full Text Search” and click “Search”

Scan list for bill you want (if bill has passed, look for “Pass” in “Status” column)

Click on bill number; then click on “Votes” at top of that page

Click on last Senate vote at the top of that list to see which Senators voted for/against

Click on last House vote at the top of that list to see which Reps voted for/against

For texts of Bills

Go to https://legiscan.com/TX