Texas Elections

This page provides information regarding federal and state-level elections and state policy information and impacts for the state of Texas. If you would like information regarding another state, please fill out the contact form and request it by selecting the topic “State Elections Request.”

ELECTION CALENDAR

Note this calendar includes dates that have already passed. The full Texas election calendar is available here.

Make Your Voting Plan

  • Visit the Texas Registration Lookup and verify your voter registration. Be sure to double check your name, address, and voting precinct location.

  • Your sample ballot can be found on your county election website. Find and visit the website for your county by clicking here. Research all of the candidates as well as any referendums or addendums before voting. One helpful tool is Ballotpedia’s Sample Ballot Review

  • Absentee ballot applications are open. Ballot applications must be received by October 25th. All ballots must be postmarked by election day, November 5th.

  • See the early voting dates and deadlines above. You can vote early at any participating early voting precinct. Check your county elections website for early voting locations by clicking here.

  • Polling sites are open statewide from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. As long as you are in line before 7 PM, you must be permitted to vote.

    If you are at risk of not being available on election day, please make a plan to vote early.

  • In the event that there is a runoff election, the same information can be used. Deadlines for absentee ballots and early voting will be updated on this page as needed.

Voting Checklist

  • Identification: Voters may use one of seven forms of photo ID to cast their ballot. IDs may be expired up to four years, and people who are seventy years of age or older may use an expired ID.

    • Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

    • Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS

    • Personal Identification Card issued by DPS

    • Handgun License issued by DPS

    • United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph

    • United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph

    • United States Passport (book or card)

  • Students: a student ID is not a form of valid voter ID. 

  • Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven approved forms of photo ID may fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration (RID) (PDF) at the polls and present an alternative form of ID.

  • Voters can mark a provisional ballot, and election workers set it aside until eligibility is verified at a later time. You are eligible to vote a provisional ballot if: 

    • You claim to be an eligible voter, but your name does not appear on the list of registered voters, and your registration cannot be determined by the voter registrar 

    • You have applied for a ballot by mail, but have not returned it or canceled it 

    • You vote during extended polling hours ordered by a state or federal court 

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