From Jacci Howard Bear,
Your Guide to Austin.
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Voting is a right and a privilege but you must meet certain eligibility requirements, including age.

A. You must be a registered voter and a resident of Travis County in order to vote in any elections held in Austin. In order to register to vote and thus be eligible to vote in Travis County, you must be:

• a U.S. citizen
• a resident of the county where you are registering
• at least 18 years of age on the day of the election
• not convicted of a felony (unless the person's sentence has been fully discharged or has been pardoned)
• not declared mentally incompetent or incapacitated by a court of law