Residents Urged to Check Voter Registration Status Before Oct. 5 Deadline Last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election in Texas is Oct. 5. AUSTIN, Texas — Tens of thousands of voter registration records across Texas are being processed after a state-level technology problem delayed applications and registration updates submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety, prompting election officials to urge residents to verify their status before the Oct. 5 registr