Let's Vote!

"Citizens often have good reasons to vote because they bear partial responsibility for the electoral outcome. Even if an individual's vote is not decisive for a given candidate's victory, such a vote can still qualify as a partial cause of that victory. So a voter can earn moral or quasi-moral credit for an electoral outcome" (x). 

Maybe it's because I'm a political science student, but I seriously want everyone to vote. I don't understand how anyone could choose not to when they live in a society where our ancestors fought for our rights to vote.

Thanks, Ron.

This year isn't a presidential election year, but we still vote on  Texas State Constitutional Amendments. There will be Propositions 1-9.

The last day to register to vote on November 5th is Monday, October 7th (voter registration applications have to be mailed 30 days before election day).

If you aren't sure whether you're registered or not, you can check here and you'll see if you're an active voter or not like this:

If you need to register, you can fill out your application online and mail it. Fill the application out, print it, send it to your voter registrar according to your county.

You will need a valid ID in order to vote on election day. Valid forms of ID are:

• Texas driver license—unexpired or expired no longer than 60 days at the time of voting
• Texas personal identification card—unexpired or expired no longer than 60 days at the time of voting
• Texas concealed handgun license—unexpired or expired no longer than 60 days at the time of voting
• U.S. passport book or card—unexpired or expired no longer than 60 days at the time of voting
• U.S. Military identification with photo—unexpired or expired no longer than 60 days at the time of voting
• U.S. Citizenship Certificate or Certificate of Naturalization with photo

If you or any other person that wants to vote doesn't have any of these, you will need an Election Identification Certificate. 

Once you're registered to vote, your voter registration will be valid until December of the following year: I registered last year and my certificate is valid until December of this year. If you register for this year, it will be valid until December of next year. 

You have until next Monday to fill out your application and mail it. Off you go then!