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A new contactless voter registration system is being offered by the Travis County Tax Office with the new Text2Register tool.
The new tool will allow residents in any of Texas' 254 counties to register to vote through a text, according to the Travis County Tax Office.
“The program became so well known that people outside of Travis County tried to use it, but it was only designed for our county,” Bruce Elfant, the Travis County voter registrar and tax assessor-collector. “What we are offering now is Text2Register 2.0, giving everyone the opportunity to safely register to vote.”
The texting tool is available in multiple cities and states throughout the nation, with Travis County partnering with Austin's Register2Vote tool.
State Sen. Joe Christie developed the Text2Register tool, which was designed to get young people to register.
“Most states offer online voter registration, but Texas prohibits it,” Elfant said. “Text2Register gets you registered the easiest way possible in our state where a signed voter registration form is required.”
To use the tool, text "Register" to 48683 (IVOTE).
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