Being placed on the voter suspense list does not mean a voter's registration is suspended, according to KERA News reporter Marcheta Fornoff. She wrote that about 1.8 million Texans had their status flagged ahead of this year's midterm elections, and that she was one of them but still able to vote.
Alicia Pierce, a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State's office, said voters on the list still have options to cast a ballot and that their registration still counts. Voters are placed on the list when a registrar has reason to believe their address has changed, most often after a jury summons or a voter registration certificate is returned as undeliverable.
Pierce said voters who have not moved can sign a Statement of Residence at their polling place and vote. Voters who have moved may need to take additional steps, which depend on whether they moved within their county or to a new one. Voters with a registration issue can ask for a provisional ballot, which is held separately until election judges decide whether it can be counted. Voters can call the Election Protection helpline at 866-our-vote, a national nonpartisan coalition focused on voting rights.