Voter Registration being shown as a ‘suspense voter’? Here’s how to fix it.

Hello, all!

Last week, there was a bit of an uproar when people's voter registration was being flagged as a 'suspense voter'. It asks you to call into the Harris County Voter Registration Office for more info, however, you don't have to do that.

If you visit Harris County Tax Office (hctax.net) (HCTO) and search for your information, it will pull up your voter registration ID, along with a pop-up that shows you as a 'suspense voter', along with a number to call.

I called this morning, and all you have to do is on the same page, look for the "Voter Registration" menu drop-down. Scroll down until you see "Name/Address" change, and click it.

Once you click that menu, it will take you to Welcome | Official Texas Voter Registration Name & Address Change | Texas.gov

Here, you will click "Continue" near the bottom of the page, which takes you to a page that asks you for your personal identifier information. You'll need your TXDL and your voter registration information (which can be found on the Harris County Tax Office page linked above. It shows up when you search for your name and has all the info required to input into these fields.)

Once you fill it out and click "Login", you'll end up on a page asking you what you want to do today.

You will want to click "Change Address" on this page, which will allow you to update your address with the city.

Note: After you searched your name or address on the HCTO page, a digital voter registration card shows up. It lists your address on the bottom of the card. If it shows two addresses, this is likely the issue that caused the 'suspense voter' tag to show up on your account.

Once you update your address, it'll take 48 hours to reflect, and that's it.

I just did it now after calling the tax office and wanted to put this together so you didn't have to call and could do it from your seat.