Public statement from the Dallas County Elections Department
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(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The Dallas County Elections Department has recently been made aware of a video recorded in a training class and shared online. There are claims misrepresenting the discussion in the video, about the challenges faced by the unhoused population when registering to vote. These claims falsely imply that legally protected voter registration practices are acts of voter fraud.
State law is very clear: having a home is not a requirement to be eligible to register to vote, and voters can use an address other than their residential address as a mailing address.
Dallas County Elections wants to make this very clear: U.S. Citizens eligible to vote under federal and state law will be allowed to register to vote, whether they are unhoused or not.
In Dallas County, all voters will be treated equally. Misinformation, like the claims made by some individuals sharing this video, creates unnecessary confusion and undermines trust in our electoral system.
“Voting is a right guaranteed by the U.S. and Texas Constitutions, and eligibility requirements are clearly defined in state law,” said Heider Garcia, Dallas County Elections Administrator. “Our unhoused population in Dallas County, many of whom are veterans, deserve to be treated like every other voter who is allowed to use an alternate mailing address.”
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