here is victor blackwell. >> reporter: michelle is an 18-year-old freshman at the university of houston. what is her major? she doesn't have an answer for that yet. but she does have an enthusiastic answer to another question. are you looking forward to voting? >> yes. >> reporter: this will be your first time obviously. >> yeah. >> reporter: but michelle is one of more than 600,000 texans who are otherwise eligible to vote but who do not have a state required i.d. >> you should be able to identify yourself whenever you are voting on they make sure that there is no fraud, but then i know some people don't have the resources to get one. >> reporter: texas will enforce its new law for the first time this november and as election day nears, voter rights groups are scrambling to get ideas into the hands of eligible voters. many of whom cannot afford the process. >> it is very challenging to be poor and to want to vote right now in texas. >> reporter: christina sanders is texas state director for spread the vote. >> make sure you are heard. >> reporter: it is a nonpartisan