Voter Registration Deadline is Sept. 1 for Oct. 1 Election
Nearly 100,000 Harris County Voters Eligible to Vote in Election

HOUSTON - Aug. 23, 2005 - Harris County Voter Registrar Paul Bettencourt reminds residents in the Galena Park Independent School District that Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Galena Park ISD Oct. 1 bond election.

“Residents of the Galena Park area should remember that they must register to vote by Sept. 1 if they want to have a say in the October bond election,” said Bettencourt. “I encourage eligible residents to register to vote immediately so they can join the nearly 35,000 voters in 17 Harris County precincts eligible to vote in this election. Registration is easy, and it’s the first step in making your voice heard in your neighborhood.”

Voter Registration applications must be delivered to any Tax Office location by 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 1 or postmarked by midnight that day. State law requires that voters be registered 30 days prior to the election in which they wish to vote.

“County residents who have moved since the last election should verify their voter registration status on our website at www.hcvoter.net or call the Tax Office at 713-368-VOTE to ensure that everything is in order prior to next week’s deadline,” added Bettencourt.

Applications and information regarding the status of registered voters are available on the Tax Office website: www.hcvoter.net.

For more information, please call 713-368-VOTE (8683).

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