Intro

Harris County has over 300,000 voters with “suspense” status.

A “suspense voter” is a registered voter whose address could not be confirmed by election officials.

You can check if you are “active” or “suspense” by visiting the Texas Secretary of state’s website. (https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do)

How does a voter make the suspense list?

A voter is placed in suspense if any of the following has been returned as non-deliverable:

• Registration renewal certificate
• Jury summons
• Any mailing sent to the voter

How do I change my status back to active?

You can go from “suspense” to “active” by updating your address (https://txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/sos/SOSACManager) before October 7, which is the deadline to register to vote.

Can a suspense voter still vote?

If you are a suspense voter, you can still vote, but will have to update your voter registration by filling out a “statement of residence” form at your polling location.

If you have moved to another county, you will either have to vote in the county where you registered or submit a provisional ballot.

Your provisional ballot will count as long as you visit your county’s registrar office (https://www.cclerk.hctx.net/ContactUs.aspx#Main) by November 11 with an acceptable form of ID:

• Texas driver’s license
• Texas ID card
• Texas handgun license
• S. military ID with photograph
• S. citizenship certification with photograph
• S. passport
• Texas election identification certificate