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Voting by mail

Eligibility

You can vote by mail in Texas if you are 65 or older, have a physical disability, are outside the county during early voting and on election day, or confined in jail. Otherwise, you must vote in person. Your state may require you to meet certain criteria to be eligible to vote by mail. Check your state's eligibility criteria at vote.org

Application

You must request to vote by mail before the state-specific deadline or you will not be able to vote by mail (this does not apply for states with all-mail elections). Request your ballot by mail The deadline to request your mail-in ballot in Texas is October 23. Request to vote by mail by visiting the Texas Secretary of State website.

Verification method

In Texas, a committee will match the signature on your ballot to the signature on your ballot by mail request application or voter registration application to verify that you casted your own ballot. Your state may require you to verify that you were the one to cast your own ballot. To verify my identity when voting by mail in my state, I must:

Ballot delivery

In Texas, absentee ballots will be delivered starting September 19. Keep an eye out for your ballot and return it in a timely manner either by mail or at an in-person drop-off location. Depending on the state, absentee ballots begin to be mailed to voters in September and October, and they will need to be mailed back as soon as possible. Lookup when your state begins to send out absentee ballots The date I will start looking out for my ballot will be:

Completed ballot drop-off location In the event you cannot mail your ballot, you should know the in-person location that you can drop-off your completed ballot. This is often NOT your polling place. In Texas, you can drop-off your absentee ballot at your County Clerk's office. You must provide an acceptable voter ID to do this (see in-person checklist for voter ID and transportation) The location I can drop-off my absentee ballot is:

In-person voting

Polling location(s)

In Texas, you can vote at any polling location in your county during early voting, but you might have to vote at a specific location on election day. Find your polling location(s) by visiting the Texas Secretary of State website. Make sure you know where you will be voting. The location I will vote at:

Voting dates Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, but you can vote in-person as early as October 13 in Texas. You can always vote on Election Day, but you can also vote in-person before then if your state provides an early voting window. The day I will vote on:

Polling hours

In Texas, polls are open from 7am to 7pm on election day, but they might have different hours during early voting. Find the hours of your polling location(s) by visiting the Texas Secretary of State website. Know what time your polling location(s) is open to coordinate when you will be voting. The time I will vote at:

Transportation Determine your transportation ahead of time and always have a backup. I will be arriving by:

Acceptable voter ID

In Texas, you need one of the seven acceptable forms of photo ID to vote. Click the box below to select a voter ID. If you do not have one of these, print out and complete this form Your state may require you to present a photo ID from a select list of acceptable documents. The voter ID I have:

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