Common Voter Questions
Get answers to all your voting questions, from understanding Texas’s voting schedule to finding your polling place. Learn what you need to know about voter registration, party affiliation, primary voting, and mail-in ballots.
If you can’t remember if you’re already registered to vote, use the Am I Registered? website to confirm.
You can register in person at your County Elections office. (In many Texas counties, the Tax Assessor-Collector is also the Voter Registrar. In some counties, the County Clerk or Elections Administrator registers voters.)
You can also register by mail by obtaining an application from your County Elections office or pick up applications at libraries, government offices, or high schools.
The deadline to register to vote in any election is thirty calendar days prior to the Election Day date (or postmarked no less than thirty calendar days prior to the Election Day date).
No. There are only registered voters. There is no party registration.
Texas has open primary elections, meaning anyone can cast a ballot in the primary of their choice, regardless of whether you’ve voted in that party’s primary before. Republicans can vote in the Democrat primary. Democrats can vote in the Republican primary. You can still only vote in one primary.
Odd Numbered Years:
• January – May: Legislative Session
• November – December: Candidate Filing for Primary Election
• September – December: Precinct Chair Filing for Primary Election
Even Numbered Years:
• March: Primary Election, Precinct Conventions
• March/April: Senate and County Conventions
• May or June: State Convention
• November: General Election
Texas voters may vote at any polling location within their county of residence/registration. Your County’s website should provide the most current list of polling locations, and you can obtain this information in-person at the County Elections office.
In Texas, the support for medical decision-making rights varies among legislators, often along party lines.
Republican Support: The Republican Party of Texas has embraced vaccine choice, incorporating related planks into their platform and legislative priorities. Republican legislators generally support medical liberty.
Democrat Opposition: The platform of the Texas Democrats reflects their pro-mandate position. Democrat legislators often remain unreceptive to the message of vaccine choice, typically not engaging with our cause and voting in opposition to our legislative agenda.
The divide is evident in voting patterns from the 85th Legislative Session, where support and opposition fall along these party ideologies. As a non-partisan organization, Texans for Vaccine Choice continues to advocate for medical privacy and individual rights across the political spectrum.
Follow and sign up with Texans for Vaccine Choice here to get crucial election updates.
Our Elections page will have up to date Voter Guides and election information during each election season.
Once you’ve voted in a party primary, you can vote in only that party’s run-offs. If you skip the primary, you can vote in either party’s run-off.
How and whether you vote in a primary and run-off has no bearing on your vote in the November general election.
To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must meet one of the following criteria:
- – be 65 years or older or
- – be disabled or
- – be out of the county on election day and during the early voting period or
- – be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible or
- – expected to give birth within three weeks of Election Day
Request an Application for a Ballot by Mail here.
Military and overseas voters are welcome to use the regular registration and early voting by mail process available to all voters who will be away from their home county on Election Day.
Additional special provisions for military and overseas voters can be found here.
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You will find your state senator and your Senate District under “Texas State Senator” and your state representative and your House District number under “Texas State Representative”
Use these Senate District and House District numbers when you reference the TFVC Voter Guide for any Primary or General Election.
Statewide Elected Officials
Governor – Greg Abbott
Lt. Governor – Dan Patrick
Attorney General – Ken Paxton
Primary Election Day in Texas is the first Tuesday of March in even-numbered years, preceded by an Early Voting period.
General Election Day in Texas is the first Tuesday of November in even-numbered years, preceded by an Early Voting period. Texas also holds municipal and special elections each year, wherein voters decide on other elected positions such as City Council members or vote on bonds or constitutional amendments.
