The last day to register to vote in the upcoming primary elections is February 5. The last day to apply for a mail-in ballot is February 23.
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson made an appearance in Lubbock last week to kick off a voter education tour and shared voting information in-person and later across the state to media outlets via a press release.
The primary election is March 5 and early voting is February 20 through March 1.
Vote by mail options are available. Those who wish to vote by mail must be at least 65 years old, must be sick or disable, or must be expected to give birth within three weeks of Election Day or must be out of their county through both the early voting period and on Election Day.
One of the following numbers is required to be included on the application or carrier envelope of the cast ballot: Texas Driver’s License, Texas personal identification card, election identification certificate, last four digits of social security number. If you don’t have one of these, there is a box to check on the mail ballot.
If you are voting in person, there are seven approved forms of identification that Texans can provide to cast a ballot:
• Texas Driver’s License
• Texas personal identification card
• Passport
•Texashandgunlicense
• Citizenship certificate
• Military identification card
• Texas election identification certificate If you don’t have any of these or can’t reasonably obtain one, voters can fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls and present it with an alternative form of identification like a utility bill, bank statement, government check or voter registration certificate.
Visit VoteTexas.gov for additional information or call 1-800-252-VOTE.
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