In What Senate District Do I Reside?

by Michael Handley

Collin County Senate District 8 includes the southwestern areas of Collin County, including all or portions of the following cities within the territory of Collin County: Plano, Frisco, Allen, parts of McKinney, Fairview, Lucas, Parker, Murphy, Dallas, Richardson, Sachse, and more.

On the right hand portion of your Voter Registration Card (VRC) there are ten boxes denoting the various state, county, school, and city districts mapped to your election precinct. The box titled "STATE SEN" tells you your senatorial district number.

The box titled "Prec. No" on the left portion of your VRC tells you your election precinct. (Click on the images to enlarge)

Can't find your orange VRC? Go to the Collin County Elections web page to get an image of your registration card. - click here.

Every registered Texas voter should have received their new 2014-15 orange Voter Registration Card (VRC) in the postal mail during the first part of January 2014.

If you have not already received a new VRC, you are likely NOT registered to vote. You should immediately check your registration status and take action to properly register, if you find you are not registered to vote in the county where you reside.

You must be registered or have mailed voter registration application by February 3rd to be eligible to vote in the March 4, 2014 primary election.

You must be registered to become a delegate to your party's convention.

Senate District 8 occupies 154 precincts in the southwestern portion of Collin County, and it also extends into northern precincts of Dallas County. Senate District 30 occupies 55 precincts in the northern and eastern portions of Collin County, plus whole and partial areas of 17 other counties. (About Senate Districts)

Collin County Precinct

Senate Dist

House Dist

JP

City

1	8	70	1	MC
2	8	70	1	MC
3	8	70	1	MC
5	8	67	3	AL
6	8	89	3	AL
7	8	89	3	AL
12	8	70	4	MC
14	8	66	4	PL
15	8	66	3	PL
19	8	66	3	PL
21	8	67	3	PL
23	8	67	3	PL
24	8	66	3	DA
25	8	89	3	MU
26	8	67	3	PL
28	8	66	4	PL
30	8	33	4	FR
31	8	66	3	PL
32	8	67	3	PL
34	8	66	3	PL
36	8	66	3	DA
38	8	70	1	MC
39	8	67	3	PL
40	8	67	3	AL
41	8	89	3	LU, PA, SP,UN
43	8	70	1	MC, UN
44	8	70	1	MC
45	8	89	1	FA, UN
46	8	67	3	PL
47	8	89	3	PL
48	8	67	3	RI
49	8	67	3	PL
50	8	67	3	AL, PL
51	8	67	3	PL
52	8	89	3	PL
53	8	67	3	PL
54	8	67	3	PL
55	8	67	3	RI
57	8	70	1	MC
58	8	67	3	PL
59	8	89	3	AL
60	8	89	3	PA, UN
61	8	89	3	PL
62	8	67	3	PL
63	8	67	3	PL
64	8	67	3	PL
65	8	67	3	PL
66	8	67	3	PL
67	8	66	3	PL
68	8	89	3	PL
69	8	67	3	PL
70	8	67	3	PL
71	8	66	3	PL
72	8	67	3	PL
73	8	66	3	DA
74	8	66	3	DA
75	8	66	4	PL
76	8	66	3	PL
77	8	67	3	PL
78	8	67	3	RI
79	8	66	3	DA
80	8	89	3	AL
81	8	66	4	PL
82	8	89	3	AL
84	8	66	3	DA
85	8	67	3	PL
86	8	66	4	PL
87	8	33	4	FR
88	8	66	3	DA
89	8	66	4	PL
90	8	66	4	PL
91	8	67	3	PL
92	8	33	4	FR
94	8	67	3	GA, RI
95	8	89	3	AL
96	8	70	1	MC
97	8	70	1	MC
98	8	70	1	MC
99	8	70	1	MC
101	8	33	4	FR
102	8	70	1	MC
103	8	89	3	PL
104	8	66	3	DA
105	8	66	4	PL
106	8	89	3	AL
107	8	67	3	PL
108	8	66	4	PL
109	8	66	4	PL
110	8	67	3	RI
111	8	33	4	FR
112	8	66	4	PL
113	8	89	3	AL
115	8	66	3	DA
116	8	66	4	PL
117	8	33	4	FR
118	8	33	4	FR
119	8	66	3	PL
120	8	67	3	AL
121	8	67	3	PL
122	8	70	4	MC
123	8	66	4	PL
124	8	66	4	PL
125	8	67	3	GA, RI
126	8	70	1	MC
127	8	33	4	FR
128	8	89	3	FA, LU, UN
129	8	70	1	MC
130	8	67	3	AL
131	8	70	4	MC
132	8	66	3	DA
134	8	33	4	FR, UN
135	8	66	3	PL
136	8	66	3	DA
137	8	66	4	PL
138	8	67	3	PL
139	8	66	3	PL
140	8	70	4	MC
141	8	89	3	PL
142	8	66	3	DA
143	8	66	4	HE, PL, UN
144	8	89	3	MU, SA
145	8	89	3	AL
146	8	33	4	FR
147	8	67	3	AL
148	8	70	1	UN
149	8	70	1	MC
151	8	89	3	AL
152	8	67	3	PL
153	8	89	2	MU, SA,WY
155	8	70	4	MC
156	8	70	1	MC
157	8	67	3	AL
158	8	89	3	PL
159	8	89	2	WY
163	8	70	4	MC, UN
164	8	67	3	DA
165	8	89	3	PA, UN
166	8	89	3	MU
167	8	66	4	PL
168	8	89	3	AL, UN
169	8	70	1	MC
171	8	67	3	AL
173	8	70	4	MC
175	8	89	2	PA, WY, UN
176	8	66	4	PL
177	8	33	4	FR
179	8	89	1	FA, UN
196	8	89	2	PA, WY, UN
197	8	66	3	PL
203	8	70	4	MC
204	8	70	1	MC
205	8	70	1	MC
206	8	70	4	MC, UN
209	8	33	4	MC
4	30	70	1	NH, UN
8	30	89	2	LO, PN, UN
9	30	70	2	NH, PN, UN
10	30	70	2	UN
11	30	33	2	FV, UN
13	30	70	4	CE, MC, UN
16	30	70	1	ME, UN
17	30	33	1	AN, UN
18	30	33	1	AN, UN
20	30	70	4	UN, WE
22	30	70	4	CE, UN
27	30	89	2	UN, WY
29	30	33	4	PR, UN
33	30	89	2	LA, NE, UN
35	30	89	2	JO, NE, UN
37	30	33	2	BR, UN
42	30	33	2	RC, UN
56	30	89	2	UN, WY
83	30	89	2	UN, WY
93	30	33	2	UN
100	30	70	1	MC
114	30	89	2	LO, PN, UN
133	30	89	2	WY
150	30	70	1	MC, UN, WE
154	30	33	4	CE, UN
160	30	33	4	UN
161	30	70	1	AN, UN, WE
162	30	70	1	AN, UN
170	30	89	2	SA
172	30	70	1	AN, UN
174	30	89	2	SP, UN, WY
178	30	70	4	MC, PR, UN
180	30	70	1	AN
181	30	33	1	AN, UN
182	30	33	1	AN
183	30	33	1	AN, UN
184	30	33	1	AN
185	30	33	2	UN
186	30	33	2	UN
187	30	70	2	UN
188	30	70	1	UN
189	30	70	2	UN
190	30	70	2	UN
191	30	89	2	UN
192	30	33	2	JO, NE, UN
193	30	89	2	LA, UN
194	30	89	2	UN
195	30	89	2	SP, UN, WY
198	30	89	2	UN
199	30	33	4	PR
200	30	89	2	UN
201	30	33	2	UN
202	30	70	1	UN
207	30	70	4	MC
208	30	70	4	MC, UN
Collin County Precinct	Senate Dist	House Dist	JP	City

The following map of Collin County shows the dividing line (in blue) between Senate district 8 and Senate District 30. 

Collin County Map of Senate Districts 8 & 30,  Texas House District 89,  and Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3
To check your Collin Co. registration status - click here. To check your registration status in another Texas county - click here. If you find you are not registered to vote, you can find the Voter's Registration application for Collin Co. by clicking here or any county by clicking here.  For specific information about voting in Texas, click here to find the Secretary of State’s pamphlet on Texas Voting.

Most women may notice something new on their Texas VRC this year.  Voters' former names were added to the 2014 voter registration cards because the Texas Election Code (sections 15.001 and 13.002 of the Texas Election Code) says they should have been there for the last twenty years.  Many women are concerned this change has something to do with the new voter I.D. law and that their name won't match their photo id I.D. In fact, this this has nothing to do with the new voter I.D. law.  (Texas Secretary of State Election Advisory No. 2013-08)

Check how your name appears in the white mailing address box in the lower right quadrant of your new orange 2014-15 voter registration card. This is the name that appears on the official voter roll - and that will be the name listed on polling place poll books.

The name that appears to the left side of the card - in the orange area above the X signature line - may have former names jumbled in with your current name.  This jumble of names may or may NOT exactly match the name that appears on the official registered voter roll, but some combination of the current and former names printed on the new VRC's probably will match the name listed in the poll book at the polling place.

The listed former names shouldn’t negatively affect your ability to vote, and it probably will not change the number of people required to complete the name affidavite form, because the name on their I.D. doesn't match character for character the name listed in the poll book.

If you’d still like to change how your name appears on your 2014-15 registration card, follow these steps:

If you would like your former name(s) removed from your VRC, submit a name change and leaving the “former last name” box blank. That, I think, will update the registration record to reflect that you no longer wish to have former name(s) listed. A new voter registration certificate will be sent within 30 days. The former name will still appear in the county’s history records as required by law.  There are three ways to submit a name change:

1. Complete a name change online. 
2. Correct the information in the space provided on the back of the orange certificate and return mail it to your county election authority;
3. Submit a corrected voter registration application with the “change” box selected in person at the office or your county election authority, or by mail at County Voter Registrar.  Voter registration cards are often available at local public libraries.  (Tx SOS Registration Page)

A statement concerning identification requirements on the back of 2014-15 Voter Registration Cards reads:

"A voter must show one of the following forms of photo identification at the polling location before the voter may be accepted for voting: Driver's license, election identification certificate, personal identification card or concealed handgun license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety; United States Military identification card that contains the person's photograph; United States citizenship certificate that contains the person's photograph; or a United States passport.

The above identification must be current and not expired, or if expired, then it must have expired no more than 60 days before it is presented for voter qualification at the polling place. Please contact the Secretary of State or your local voter registrar for information concerning when the above photo identification requirement for certain voters with disabilities, or voters with religious objections to being photographed, and voters affected by certain natural disasters.

Please visit the Secretary of State website at www.sos.state.tx.us or call toll free at 1-800-252-8683. If any information on this certificate changes or is incorrect, correct the information in the space provided below, sign and return this certificate to the voter registrar."

Description of some of the fields on the Collin Co. Voter Registration Card:

1. VUID – This is your 10-digit statewide Voter Unique Identification Number issued by the Secretary of State’s office. This number remains the same as long as you are a registered voter in the State of Texas regardless of the County in which you reside or if you move from one County in Texas to another.
2. Prec. No. – Your precinct is based upon your residence address and determines your election ballot style.
3. Valid from January 1, 2012 thru December 31, 2013. Upon expiration, new certificates are automatically mailed to voters with active registrations.
4. Name and Permanent Residence Address – Your name and address of residence as provided when you registered to vote. Your election precinct (polling place) is based upon this address.
5. X signature line. The "fine print" below the signature line says, "VOTER MUST PERSONALLY SIGN HIS/HER NAME IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT, IF ABLE."
6. Voted in the ________ Party Primary. When voting in a primary election, you must state in which political party's primary you will vote. Your selection will then be stamped in this space on your registration card. This also helps ensure you will receive a ballot from the same party should a runoff election be required. If you did not vote in the initial primary but would like to vote in a subsequent runoff, you will be able to make your party selection at that time. You must vote in a party's primary election to qualify to attend that party's precinct, county and state conventions. You will present your stamped registration card when you check in for the precinct convention as proof that you did vote in the primary election.
7. Various Election Districts
   • CONGRESS - U.S. House of Representative District Number
   • STATE SEN. - Texas Legislature - State Senate District Number
   • STATE REP. - Texas Legislature - State House of Representatives District Number
   • COM - Collin County Commissioners Court Precinct
   • JP - Justice of the Peace District
   • CITY - City
   • CITY DIST. - City District Subdivision
   • ISD - Independent School District
   • ISD DIST. - Independent School District Subdivision
   • SBOE - State Board of Education
8. Cert No. - This is your Collin County Voter Unique Identification Number.
9. BARCODE – This is the Collin Co. voter registration number which can be electronically scanned by poll workers at a polling location to check-in voters. Please DO NOT cut the bar code off of the card!!
10. Mailing Address – Just below the Bar Code is your Mailing Address provided by you indicating where you wish to receive your mail. This address is not used in determining your precincts or in which races you will be eligible to vote.

If you never received a orange 2014-2015 Voter's Registration Card in the mail, you possibly are not registered to vote because:

• You checked the "Register to Vote" box when you changed or renewed your Texas Driver's License, but never completed the voter application process.
• You have moved and you have not voted in an election in the County during the past two years, your voter registration record may have been suspended or even canceled. You must contact the Registrar's office and update your registration information every time you move. To find the change of address information click here.
• You have not moved, but mail sent to your address by the county Election Registrar's Office was for some reason return to the Registrar's office as undeliverable mail, then the Registrar will think you have moved and the Registrar will "suspend" and eventually cancel your voter registration. Why does this happen? The most typical reason is if your mail was being held at the post office while you were on vacation and the Registrar's office sent mail to you (e.g. a new voter registration card or other voting information mailing) during period your mail was held at the post office, then the Registrar's mailing would have been returned to the Registrar's office as undeliverable mail. This returned mail marked as undeliverable causes the Registrar t think you have moved and your registration recorded will be suspended for two years and then canceled.

If your voter registration record has been suspended or canceled, or you have never registered to vote in the county where you live you must take action to be properly registered as an "active voter" 30 days before the next election in order to vote in that election. Voter Registration Applications must be post marked on or before the 30th day before election day in order for you to be properly registered to vote in the election. It is always good practice to check your registration status at least 45 day before every election by going to the Registrar's website - click here. Have you ever registered to vote? In general, you are eligible to vote in county where you reside if you are a United States Citizen, a resident of the county, will be 18 years old before election day, are not a convicted felon and have not been declared mentally incapacitated.

Please remember to take your Voter's Registration Card with you to the polling place when you vote. Several forms of identification (in place of your voter registration card) are acceptable, but election clerks can use the bar code on the registration card to electronically verify your voter registration status in just seconds. This makes the voting lines move much faster for everyone!!! Please DO NOT cut the bar code off of the card!! Click here to find the forms of identification, other than your voter registration certificate, that you may use to vote.  (see Texas Voter Photo ID FAQ)

Code

City

AL	Allen
AN	Anna
BR	Blue Ridge
CE	Celina
DA	Dallas
FA	Fairview
FR	Frisco
FV	Farmerville
GA	Garland
HE	Hebron
JO	Josephine
LA	Lavon
LO	Lowry Crossing
LOM	Lowry Crossing / McKinney
LOP	Lowry Crossing / Princeton
LU	Lucas
MC	McKinney
ME	Melissa
MEM	Melissa City / McKinney
MU	Murphy
NE	Nevada
NH	New Hope
PA	Parker
PL	Plano
PN	Princeton
PR	Prosper
RC	Royse
RI	Richardson
SA	Sachse
SP	Saint Paul
UN	Unincorporated
WE	Weston
WM	Westminster
WY	Wylie
WYA	Wylie City / Allen
Code	City