To verify the fact that you are registered, you can obtain information from the Secretary of State.

You may search by one of three methods:

• your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID) which appears on your voter registration certificate;
• your Texas driver's license number, if you provided it when you applied for voter registration; or
• your first and last name.

You have three (3) different methods of updating your new name:

Online

Contact the Texas Department of Public Safety

In Person

Smith County Courthouse Annex
302 E. Ferguson
Tyler, Texas 75702

For questions, call or fax:
Phone: (903) 590-4777
Fax: (903) 590-4778

By Mail

Request an application be mailed to you

Mail completed applications to:

Smith County Elections Administration
302 E. Ferguson
Tyler, Texas 75702

You must be registered at your new address thirty (30) days prior to an election.  You have three (3) different methods of updating your new address:

Online Address Changes

If you have moved within the county, you may change your name or address online. Take advantage of this service provided by the Secretary of State.

In Person

Address or name changes may be made in our office located at:

Smith County Elections Administration
302 E. Ferguson
Tyler, Texas 75702

By Mail

Sign your name and fill out the spaces provided with your new address. Mail certificate to the following address:

Smith County Elections Administration
302 E. Ferguson
Tyler, Texas 75702

Request an application be mailed to you.

You can contact the DPS in one of two ways:

• Online; or
• in person at the following address:
  • 4700 University Blvd.
    Tyler, Texas 75713
    (903) 939-6014

To vote by mail, you must request a ballot for each election. To be eligible to vote by mail in Texas, you must:

• be 65 years or older;
• be disabled;
• be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or
• be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.

View the section entitled Voting by Mail for specific information.

Request an application be mailed to you. Completed registration applications should then be mailed to:

Smith County Elections Administration
302 E. Ferguson
Tyler, Texas 75702

You are required to complete a Federal Post Card Application. Applications are available online or through your commanding officer. Mail completed registration applications to:

Smith County Elections Administration
Attn: Joanna Stanfield
302 E. Ferguson
Tyler, Texas 75702

Applications are good for two (2) federal elections and ballots will be mailed automatically. Please complete a new application if you move.

If our office has received returned mail from you, your name will appear on a list of Suspended Voters; however, you are still a registered voter.

Why is being a Suspended Voter so bad?

• You will not receive a new voter registration certificate.
• After two (2) federal elections you will be deleted from the Voter Registration rolls.

Please choose from the following options to correct your information:

Online Address Change

Update your information online. You will need your VUID number and information off of your driver's license.

In Person

Our office is located at 302 E Ferguson, Tyler, TX 75702.

By Mail Using Old Certificate

On the backside of your old certificate, sign your name and list your new address in the spaces provided. Mail old certificate to: 302 E Ferguson, Tyler, TX 75702.

By Mail Without Old Certificate

Request an application be mailed to you; in which case you would then return the application to 302 E Ferguson, Tyler, TX 75702.