Sign the Petition: Online Voter Registration for Texas

Texas legislators & Governor Abbott

Right now, Texas is one of only a handful of states that doesn’t let voters register to vote electronically. With your help, we can change that.

Online voter registration (OVR) is a simple solution that’s helped millions of eligible voters get involved across the country. Letting Texans add their name to the rolls (or update their registration) from home is convenient, secure – and would save us millions in administration costs.

So why haven’t Texas leaders taken action to offer this simple reform?

Our access to the polls shouldn’t depend on whether we own a printer or can take time off of work to visit the DMV. Every Texan who wants to register should be able to do so quickly, easily, and accessibly.

This simple solution has been used by other states for over 20 years. While dozens of states have spent recent years implementing OVR, Texas leaders have failed to act – they haven’t even held a public hearing for it since 2015!

It’s time for our leaders to face the truth: we must update our election systems. Add your name to tell Texas lawmakers: next legislative session, they must modernize our election systems by passing online voter registration.

This petition is sponsored by: 18 Million Rising, Civic Shout, Climate Hawks Vote, Common Cause Texas, Daily Kos, DemCastUSA, Elders Action Network, Every Texan, The Juggernaut Project, and Progress Texas

To: Texas legislators & Governor Abbott
From: [Your Name]

Just this summer, Oklahoma announced that they have joined the rest of the nation in providing electronic voter registration options for their eligible voters, leaving just 7 states including Texas lagging behind. Texans hate losing to Oklahoma.

Registering to vote shouldn’t be a chore – but in Texas, it often is. Every eligible Texan who wants to register should be able to do so quickly, easily, and accessibly.

As our elected leaders, we demand you take action to implement electronic voter registration – a powerful, secure, and proven solution – to ensure ALL eligible Texans are able to make their voice heard in our democracy.