SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) - Hays County election officials are warning residents a suspicious letter that appears to be a voter registration notice but was not sent by the county.
The Hays County Elections Office said it has received several calls from residents who received the letter.
The letter includes a QR code that directs people to a website where they are asked to enter personal information.
Jennifer Doinoff, Hays County's election administrator, said the county would not send a letter asking residents to enter their personal information through an unfamiliar website or portal.
"We will never be sending out a letter asking you to put that information in. While people may not have any ill intent, it's never a good idea to put your personal information into a website or a portal that you don't know where the data is going," said Jennifer Doinoff, Hays County Election Administrator.
"I just want to make sure that people are getting official, valid information and also I don't want anybody to ever take that information, somebody's personal information and use it in a bad or malicious way," said Doinoff.
Hays County Elections is telling residents not to scan the QR code or enter personal information through the letter.
Residents with questions their registration can the Hays County Elections Office .
The county's Elections Office is located at 120 Stagecoach Trail in San Marcos.
The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election is Oct. 5.
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