- Tuesday-Friday, February 16-19: 8am-5pm
- Saturday, February 20: 7am-7pm
- Sunday, February 21: 1-6pm
- Monday-Friday, February 22-26: 7am-7pm
When voters head to the polls, they will need to bring a valid form of ID with them in order to be able to cast their vote. By Texas law, you must present one of the following: (full details)
- Driver’s license
- Texas Election Identification Certificate(free document available through DPS)
- Personal identification card
- License to carry a handgun
- Military ID (must have a photograph)
- United States citizenship certificate (must have a photograph)
- United States passport
Except for the citizenship certificate, all of these forms of ID must be current or have expired in the last 60 days.Early voting lasts from February 16th – 26th. All Texas voters can go to any location in their county during early voting to cast their ballot, not just their neighborhood polling location. You can find more information about early voting in your county, including hours of operation for different polling locations, through the Secretary of State’s website here. On Election Day, March 1st, in most Texas counties you must vote in your precinct -- In Some Counties Including Collin County Registered voters may vote early at ANY voting location in the County on Election day.
On our BlogTalkUSA network program "Eyes Wide Open: DemBlogTalk," my cohost Rheana Nevitt Piegols and I celebrated the first day of Texas early voting on Tuesday talking with some of the finest candidates in the state! Our distinguished guests were:
- Lon Burnam, candidate for Texas Railroad Commission; (About the office)
- Michael Messer, candidate for Collin County Justice of the Peace precinct 3;
- Karen Jacobs, candidate for Texas State Representative House District 33; (Endorsed by Dallas Morning News)
- Denise Hamilton, candidate for Texas State Representative House District 89;
- Scott Coleman, candidate for Texas State Representative House District 67;
- District Judge Dennise Garcia, candidate for Texas Court of Appeals 5th District; and
- Adam Bell, candidate for US House of Representatives from Texas 3rd District! (Endorsed by Dallas Morning News)
Also on some Collin County ballots are John Bryant for Texas State Representative District 70, and Gnanse Nelson for Texas State Representative District 66.
Not sure if you’re registered to vote in the primary? Find out here.
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