DALLAS — Election Day is Tuesday, and if you’re registered and haven’t already voted, your next question is likely where you can go vote. Here's what you need to know to vote.
How do you find your polling place in Texas?
Voters can use the Voter Lookup tool on the Texas Secretary of State’s website. You can also contact your county election office. Voter registration card, for those who have one, also usually includes polling location.
Here are links to county election offices, which have lists of polling locations
Can you vote at any polling location in Texas?
In general, Texas uses a precinct-based voting system, which means voters vote at a designated polling place on Election Day according to their voter registration precinct, based on their registered address.
Just under 100 of Texas’ 254 counties are included in the Countywide Polling Place Program, which means voters can cast their ballots at any polling location in their county, including Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Rockwall, Parker, Kaufman, Ellis, and more. Other large Texas counties, including Harris, Travis, and Bexar.
What do you need to bring with you to vote?
To vote in Texas, you have to bring one of the following forms of ID
- Texas Driver License
- 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 don’t have one of these forms of ID, you can provide the following supporting forms of ID.
- copy or original of a government document that shows the voter’s name and an address, including the voter’s voter registration certificate;
- copy of or original current utility bill;
- copy of or original bank statement;
- copy of or original government check;
- copy of or original paycheck; or
- copy of or original of (a) a certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter’s identity (which may include a foreign birth document).
After presenting one of the forms of supporting ID listed above, the voter must complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.
