Voting in Texas

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Voters can only vote early by mail in Texas with an approved excuse.

To request a vote early by mail ballot in Texas, submit an application to the office of the early voting clerk by mail, email, common or contract carrier, or fax (if a fax machine is available in the clerk’s office). The application must include your original, non-digital signature; if you submit the application by email or fax, you must mail the original application to the clerk within 4 business days.

Click here to track your Texas vote early by mail ballot.

To return your Texas vote early by mail ballot, mail it back or return it to the office of the early voting clerk in person on the day of the election with a valid form of ID.

Texas offers in-person early voting. No excuse is needed to vote early in person. Early voting generally begins the 17th day before Election Day (if that’s a weekend, early voting starts on Monday) and ends the 4th day before Election Day.

Texas has open primaries. A registered voter can select which primary election they vote in. Once they vote in the primary, they affiliate with that party for the remainder of the year and cannot participate in another party’s primary runoff or convention process. 17-year-olds cannot vote in the primary election even if they will be 18 by the corresponding general election.

Photo ID is required to vote in Texas. Valid forms of ID include:
- Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
- Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
- Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
- Texas 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)

If you do not have an approved form of ID, you can submit an alternate form of ID along with a Reasonable Impediment Declaration. If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you will be allowed to complete a provisional ballot, and will then need to submit approved ID to the county voter registrar within 6 days for your ballot to be counted.