Denton Record-Chronicle
June 30, 2013
How to register to vote in Texas
Becoming a registered voter in Texas isn’t difficult. The paperwork can be picked up at any voter registrar’s office or post office. Among other information, applicants must be ready to give their Social Security number and full name. No one convicted of a felony (unless sentence, probation, and parole are completed) or ruled mentally incompetent by a court will be issued a voter registration card. Applicants must
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Higher Ed
Programs include the College of Nursing, one of the oldest and largest in the U.S., and the School of Occupational Therapy, the nation’s largest. For more information, visit www.twu.edu.
North Central Texas College Located off Interstate 35E at 1500 N. Corinth St. in Corinth, the Denton County branch of North Central Texas College has seen enrollment rise to around 5,000 students. The three-story, 75,000-square-foot facility, opened in 2000, can accommodate 6,000 students. NCTC also serves
be at least 17 years and 10 months old when submitting the form. They cannot vote until they’re 18. After the application is filled out, it must be mailed or turned in to the registrar’s office. There is a 30-day processing period, and then an applicant can expect to receive a voter registration card in the mail. New cards are sent to all voters every two years. Voters who move within the area must re-register.
Cooke and Montague counties, with its main campus in Gainesville. Enrollment on both campuses totals more than 6,000 students. Students attend courses at NCTC to complete freshman- and sophomore-level work before transferring to a four-year facility. Other students complete associate of applied sciences degrees and enter the workforce as nurses, surgical technologists, computer network engineers and other positions. The Corinth campus also offers vocational degree and certificate programs in several fields, including business management, law enforcement and emergencymedical services. For more information, visit www.nctc.edu/.
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