Voter registration deadline is Oct. 11

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Van Zandt County voters will take to the polls in the primary election on Election Day, Nov. 8. Voter registration deadline by mail or at the VZC Courthouse is Oct. 11.

 To be eligible to vote, a person must be at least 18 years old by Election Day, a resident of Texas, and a U.S. citizen.

Persons are not eligible to vote in Texas if they are on parole for a felony conviction or convicted of a felony; or have been legally declared mentally incompetent by a court. If a person has been previously convicted of a felony crime, they may vote in Texas if their voting rights have been restored.

To register to vote in Texas a person should have a Texas driver’s license or state/non-driver ID number.  A list of accepted supporting forms of ID can be found at www.votetexas.gov.

Early voting will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24-28 and Oct. 31- Nov. 4 at Canton City Hall, 290 E. Tyler St., Canton.  Voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day Nov. 8.

Visit https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do to see if you are registered to vote and to find out precinct voting locations.

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