The deadline to register to vote for Texas' runoff election is Monday, April 25. Early voting begins May 16.
Voters can still cast votes if they sign a form swearing that they have a “reasonable impediment” from obtaining a proper photo ID. However, those voters will also have to present one of the following types of identification:A document confirming birth admissible in a court of law that establishes your identity .
If you have contracted COVID-19 or are exhibiting symptoms, consider requesting an emergency early voting ballot or using curbside voting.These ballots can be requested if you become sick or disabled close to an election and are unable to go to a polling place on election day. To qualify, you must designate a representative to submit an application in person on your behalf and have a certified doctor’s note. The application must be received by your county’s early voting clerk before 5 p.m.
You cite a sickness or disability that prevents you from voting in person without needing personal assistance or without the likelihood of injuring your health.You are confined in jail but otherwise eligible .
“The issue that we saw was a lot of people just left that number off on the mailing ballots,” Taylor said., in some cases because they provided a license number that the state didn’t have on file. As of Dec. 20, a reported 493,823 registered voters didn’t have a driver’s license on file, which is the first number voters are asked to provide on both applications to register to vote and applications to vote by mail.
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