Voting

In Texas, a person with a final felony conviction can vote if they have finished the full terms of their sentence. This includes any periods of incarceration, parole, community supervision, and probation.

Effect of a Felony Conviction on Voter Registration
Texas Secretary of State
Explains when a person with a felony conviction becomes eligible to register and vote in Texas after completing their sentence.

Check Your Texas Voter Registration
Texas Secretary of State | My Voter Portal
Check your registration status, find polling places, view your voter identification number, update your information, and track a mail ballot.

VOTE411
League of Women Voters Education Fund
Find personalized, nonpartisan information about registration, voting rules, polling locations, candidates, and what will appear on your ballot.

Women Silenced at the Polls: How Criminal Convictions Deny the Right to Vote
The Sentencing Project
Explores how criminal convictions restrict women’s voting rights, featuring Lovinah Igbani, Lead Organizer for the Gulf Coast Lioness Regional Group.