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YOUR VOTE: Texas 2024

Get ready to cast your ballot this fall.

TEXAS

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the necessary documents. 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

Primary Election - March 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

February 5, 2024 - Final day to hand-deliver voter registration forms and final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballots Deadlines

Request an absentee ballot here.

Ballot Request Deadlines

February 23, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot and last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person.

Ballot Return Deadlines

March 5, 2024 - Absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by 7 p.m. and received by 5 p.m. on March 6.

General Election - November 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

October 6, 2024 - Final day to hand-deliver voter registration forms. Final day for online voter registration.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Texans who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadline

October 25, 2024 - Final day to apply for mail-in absentee ballot.

Ballot Return Deadline

November 5, 2024 - Absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or by November 5, 2024, and received by November 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

Absentee ballots are only available to certain residents - see if you match the criteria outlined here.

Military and overseas citizens can vote by mail using the standard procedure. See when your ballot must be received by election officials here.

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

Here's everything necessary to register as a voter this election season in Texas.

Need To Register?

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

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location

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.

Accepted Credentials

Here is the list of accepted credentials.

Don't have a valid 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, such as a utility bill, bank statement, government check, or a voter registration certificate.