Your vote is your voice, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) likes to say, and this week he launched an interactive voting registration app on his website aimed at making sure that voters in Texas have their voices heard.  The app is designed to inform Texans on how they can register to vote and what they need to bring to the polls. 

“It’s part of my job to make sure that Texans have the necessary knowledge and tools as they prepare to cast their votes,” said Cuellar.  “This app will help Texans prepare for early voting and Election Day and arm themselves with the knowledge they need to make their voices heard through the electoral process.”

The interactive app, which is simple and easy to use, helps Texans determine whether they are eligible to vote and gives potential voters information about what they need to bring to the polls in order to ensure that they don’t face any hitches on Election Day or during early voting.  The app provides a pop-up process that walks users through eligibility requirements and how-tos for registering to vote. 

For eligible voters, the app lists acceptable forms of ID for the 2012 election, gives voters information about early voting and tells Texans where to report voting rights abuses.  For those who are not registered, the app includes links to websites that give voters information on how to apply in-person or via mail. The app also provides voters the opportunity to add a reminder to their Outlook calendars for important voter registration deadlines and even gives users the option to embed the app on any webpage. 

“This app is a 21^st century tool to ensure Texans can properly exercise their most fundamental right on Election Day and during early voting,” said Cuellar.  “I hope that Texans will take a few minutes to make sure they have what they need to cast their vote this fall and that they’ll help spread the word to their friends and families by embedding this app on their own websites and linking it to their Facebook and Twitter accounts.  Let’s make sure all our voices are heard at the ballot box.”

You can use this app by visiting Cuellar’s website at www.cuellar.house.gov.  It is located on the right side of the home page.