Here’s how to register to vote for the November elections in Texas. And no, you can’t do it online

In Texas, Oct. 5 is the last day to register to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election. Here’s how to make sure you’re registered.

Qualifications:

To be eligible to vote in Texas you must:

• Be 18 years of age by Election Day.
• Register in the county where you reside.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Not be finally convicted of a felony, or if you are, you must have completed the terms of your jail sentence, probation or parole period.
• Not have been declared by a court to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

How to register

Texas does not allow online registration. All registration applications must be mailed in or delivered in person. Here are three ways to register:

1. Download and print a registration form from your county voter registrar. In Dallas County, that is the Dallas County Elections Administrator’s Office, and it provides a printable application on its website. You can fill out the application and drop it off at or mail it to the elections office at 1520 Round Table Drive, Dallas, TX 75247. If mailed, the application must be postmarked by Oct. 5 to be accepted for the November elections. No postage is required.

2. Visit your local voter registrar or county election administrator’s office and pick up a paper voter registration application. You can fill it out and drop it off at or mail it to the voter registrar’s office. Registration applications are also available at libraries, high schools and some post offices.

3. You can also request a printed application from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office. Once you fill out a form on the office’s website, the office will mail a registration application to your address. Fill out that application and send it to your county voter registrar.

Am I registered to vote?

You can check your voter registration status at the secretary of state’s website, www.votetexas.gov. Dallas County residents can also check at the county elections administrator’s office website, www.dallascountyvotes.org.

If you have moved within the same county since the last election, you should contact your voter registrar to update your address. You can also do this online at the secretary of state’s website.

If you moved to a new county, you must register with your new county to be eligible to vote in November.