It's National Voter Registration Day, a coordinated effort by thousands of organizations around the country to help ensure people have the opportunity to vote. In Texas, Oct. 11 is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election. | sangitamenon
DPS switched to an appointment-based system in 2020 enabling people to not have to wait in long lines for services. Demand for those appointments, though, are very high in some areas.
DPS Press Secretary Ericka Miller said while some offices in the state have appointments available in a few weeks, others require waiting more than a couple of months. A limited number of same-day appointments and standby appointments are available. Miller said about 30% of people, instead of cancelling their appointments, just don’t show up. That impacts the department’s ability to offer those appointments to other customers.
If you don’t have one of the seven acceptable forms of photo ID, you can still cast a regular ballot using a