Texas

There is no length of residency requirement before registering to vote in Texas. To vote in an upcoming election, the properly completed voter registration form must be postmarked 30 days before the upcoming election to be valid. In person registration must also be completed 30 days before an election.

You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.

If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.

In order to be a poll worker in Texas:

• You must be registered to vote in Texas
• You must be at least 18 years of age
• Political affiliation generally required
• You must be a resident of the precinct for 30 days prior to the election
• You must complete required training

You will be entitled to compensation

If you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from voting without personal assistance or voting could negatively impact your health, you are eligible to vote using the early voting by mail materials on election day, at the main early voting polling place, or at your precinct polling place.

To be eligible to vote in Texas you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• A resident of the county in which you intend to vote (See below for information if you have recently moved)
• At least 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months)
• Not convicted of a felony (unless your sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
• Not declared mentally incompetent by a court of law
• Be registered 30 days before the election in which you plan to vote

If you have recently moved:

In order to register to vote in Texas you must include your Texas driver's license number or personal ID number issued by the Texas Department of public Safety on the application form. If you do not have either of these numbers you may provide the last four digits of your social security number on the form. If you don't have a social security number you must check the box stating you do not have this information

To verify your voter registration status, please utilize your state's registration tool.

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependant of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.

If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.

To see a list of available races, visit the race index.

The voting systems used in Texas are optical scan, DRE and paper ballots.