YOUR VOTE: Texas

Get ready to cast your ballot.

By Countable


TEXAS

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the documents you'll need. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

GENERAL

  • November 8, 2022

Voter Registration Deadline

  • October 11, 2022 - Deadline to register to vote for the general election

Absentee Ballots

Ballot Request Deadlines:

  • October 28, 2022 - Final day to request and return a completed absentee ballot application 

Ballot Return Deadlines:

  • November 8, 2022 at 7 p.m. - Deadline for the early voting clerk to receive your completed absentee ballot if not postmarked. Voters are permitted to hand deliver their absentee ballot on Election Day only. 
  • November 9, 2022 at 5 p.m. - Deadline for early voting clerk to receive completed absentee ballot if postmarked by Election Day and mailed within the U.S. from non-military voters and from any military voters who submitted an application for ballot by mail
  • November 13, 2022 - Deadline for early voting clerk to receive your completed absentee ballot if submitted from outside the U.S. and postmarked by Election Day

Absentee ballots are only available to certain residents - see if you match the criteria outlined here. Texas voters who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application to their local early voting clerk as early as possible.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status:

  • Not sure you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements:

Need To Register?

  • Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location:

  • School, firehouse or community center, use the Texas Secretary of State Voter Portal to find where to cast your ballot.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws:

  • Texas requires a valid picture ID to vote, though they make some exceptions. 

Accepted Credentials:

  • Here is the list of accepted credentials.

Don't have a valid ID?

  • You may be able to fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and show a copy or original of one of these alternative documents listed here.
  • An election officer is not permitted to question the reasonableness of your impediment to getting an ID.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Contact the Elections Division of the STATE Secretary of State:

  • The Elections Division of the Texas Secretary of State can be reached at the following phone number: (512) 463-5650 or Toll Free at (800) 252-VOTE or via this online form.

Any other questions? 

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), Texans!