How to vote in Texas
You're a U.S. citizen? Then you vote like anyone else. Five questions, in the order you'll ask them. Every date links to the page I read it on.
Can I still register?
- Online: Texas has no online registration. You register on paper.
- By mail: your form has to be postmarked by .
- In person: by .
Same day registration: For this one, go by the state's own page: VoteTexas.gov (Texas Secretary of State).
Not sure you are registered? Look yourself up on the state's own lookup.
Source: VoteTexas.gov (Texas Secretary of State). Checked 12 October 2026.
Can I vote early?
Yes. Early voting in person runs from to .
Source: sos.state.tx.us. Checked 12 October 2026.
Can I vote by mail?
Only with a reason the state accepts. Texas lists the reasons on its own page.
- Ask for your ballot: your request has to arrive by .
- Send it back: your ballot has to be postmarked by . It also has to reach the office by .
Ask for your ballot on the state's own form.
Source: sos.state.tx.us. Checked 12 October 2026.
What do I bring?
Bring one of the seven accepted photo IDs, such as a Texas driver license, a Texas personal ID card or a U.S. military ID with your photo. If you cannot reasonably get one, you can sign a form at the polls and show another document, such as a utility bill or bank statement.
Source: VoteTexas.gov (Texas Secretary of State). Checked 12 October 2026.
Where and when on 3 November?
Election Day is .
- Polls are open: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Where you vote: find your polling place on the state's own lookup.
Source: VoteTexas.gov (Texas Secretary of State). Checked 12 October 2026.
The last word
The state's election office has it, not me. If anything here differs from VoteTexas.gov (Texas Secretary of State), the state is right. I checked these pages on 12 October 2026, and rules can change after that.
I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See how the people who represent Texas score on Iran, or see how Iranians in one district vote as one.
Not a citizen yet? Here is what your papers allow.