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    • To vote, all registered voters are now required to present an approved form of photo identification in order to vote in all Texas Elections.  More information on acceptable forms of identifications is available.

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    • What is a Limited Ballot?

      Limited ballots are used when a voter has a Texas registration in a county other than their new county of residence. Voters who wish to vote via a Limited Ballot are only eligible to vote during the Early Voting period at the main Early Voting location. 

      To vote a limited ballot, a voter must:

      • Be eligible to vote in the county of registration if they still lived there;
      • Be registered to vote in the county of former residence at the time the person:
      • Offers to vote in the new county of residence, OR
      • Submitted a voter registration application in the county of new residence and their registration will not be effective in their new county of residence by election day (Sec. 112.002).

      Voters will be required to complete an Application for Limited Ballot. They will NOT be eligible to vote for county or precinct offices.


      What is a Provisional Ballot?

      The 2002 Help America Vote Act required that provisional ballots be offered to any voter that declares that they are a registered and eligible voter of the precinct in which they are appearing and any voter whose eligibility is called into question by an election official, e.g. shown to have voted early by mail. 

      Texas law echoes the federal requirements, but also adds that a voter may vote provisionally if they do not have the required photo identification. 

      Provisional ballots will be offered during both Early Voting and Election Day

      A provisional ballot will be offered to:

       

      • A voter who does not provide an acceptable form of identification.

      • A voter whose name on their identification is not substantially similar to the name on the OLRV.

      • A voter whose identity cannot be verified by the identification presented.

      • A voter who has received a disability exemption, but does not have a voter registration certificate indicating such exemption.

      • A voter whose name does not appear on the list of registered voters and does not have a registration certificate, but states they are a registered and eligible voter of the precinct. 

      • A voter who has applied for a ballot by mail, but has not yet properly cancelled the mail ballot application.

      • A voter who votes during the polling hours that are extended by a state or federal court.

      • A voter who is registered to vote but attempting to vote in a precinct other than the one in which the voter is registered.

      • A voter who is on the precinct list of registered voters, but whose registered residence address is outside the political subdivision for which the voter is seeking to vote. 

       

      A determination whether your ballot will be counted will be made by the Early Voting Ballot Board after the election. A notice will be mailed to you within 30 days of the election at the address you provided on your affidavit to vote a provisional ballot indicating if your vote was counted or not. 

      If you are voting without an acceptable form of ID, in order to have your provisional ballot accepted, you will be required to visit the election's office within six days of the date of the election to either present one of the acceptable forms of Photo ID or if you do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the below forms of photo ID, execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and present one of the below forms of supporting ID OR submit one of the temporary forms addressed below (e.g., religious objection or natural disaster exemption) in the presence of the county voter registrar OR submit the paperwork required to obtain a permanent disability exemption. 

      Reasonable Impediment Declaration: If you do not possess one of the forms of acceptable photo identification listed above, and cannot reasonably obtain such identification, you may execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and present a copy or original of one of the following supporting documents: (1) a government document that shows your name and an address, including your voter registration certificate; (2) current utility bill; (3) bank statement; (4) government check; (5) paycheck; or (6) (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 your identity (which may include a foreign birth document). The address on an acceptable photo identification or a supporting document does not have to match your address on the list of registered voters.

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    • If you need assistance at the polls, tell the election official if you are a voter who needs help to vote. You do not have to provide proof of your disability. Voters are entitled to receive assistance if they: 
      • Cannot read or write; or
      • Have a physical disability that prevents them from reading or marking the ballot; or
      • Cannot speak English, or communicate only with sign language, and want assistance in communicating with election officials.

      Voters may be assisted by:

      • Any person the voter chooses who is not an election worker;
      • Two election workers on Election Day; or
      • One election worker during early voting.

      Voters MAY NOT be assisted by:

      • Their employer;
      • An agent of their employer; or
      • An officer or agent of their union.

      The person assisting the voter must read him or her the entire ballot, unless the voter asks to have only parts of the ballot read. The person assisting the voter must take an oath that he or she will not try to influence the voter’s vote and will mark the ballot as the voter directs. If the voter chooses to be assisted by polling place officials, poll watchers and election inspectors may observe the voting process, but if the voter asks to be assisted by a person the voter chooses, no one else may watch him or her vote.

      It is illegal for a person assisting the voter to:

      • Try to influence the voter’s vote;
      • Mark the voter’s ballot in a way other than the way they have asked; or
      • Tell anyone how the voter voted.

      Voters May Use Interpreters at the Polls

      Voters who cannot speak English, or who communicate only with sign language, may use an interpreter to help them communicate with election officials, regardless of whether the election official(s) attending to the voter can speak the same language as the voter. The voter may select any person other than the voter’s employer, an agent of the voter’s employer, or an officer or agent of a labor union to which the voter belongs. If the voter cannot read the languages on the ballot, the interpreter may also act as an assistant for the voter, but they must follow the procedures for an assistant. (See assistance section above for more details.) If the voter is deaf and does not have a sign language interpreter who can accompany them to help communicate with the poll worker or read the ballot, the voter should contact his or her local election officials before the election and request assistance.

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    • The 100-Foot Marker

      When you go to your polling place, you will likely notice a cone or other distance marker placed 100 feet from the entrance of the building. Inside that 100 foot mark, you are not allowed to post, use or distribute any political signs or literature relating to a candidate, political party or measure appearing on your ballot in that election.

      Cell Phones and Other Devices

      Under Texas law, persons are not allowed to use wireless communications devices within 100 feet of voting stations. Additionally, persons are not allowed to use mechanical or electronic devices to record sound or images within 100 feet of the voting stations.

      Devices that should not be used in the polling place include:

      • Cell phones
      • Cameras
      • Tablet computers
      • Laptop computers
      • Sound recorders
      • Any other device that may communicate wirelessly, or be used to record sound or images.

      What can’t I wear to the polls?

      In Texas, a person may not wear apparel or a similar communicative device relating to a candidate, measure, or political party appearing on the ballot in the current election, but a person may wear such apparel relating to a candidate, measure, or political party that does NOT appear on the ballot in the current election.

      In other words, if you are wearing a hat, t-shirt, or button relating to a candidate, measure or political party that does not appear on the ballot in the current election, you are not violating Texas law.

      However, if you are wearing apparel relating to a candidate, measure, or political party on the ballot, a presiding judge has the ability to enforce the law within the 100-foot marker outside of the polling place entrance. You may be asked to remove or cover up your apparel before entering the building.

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    • This service is available to any voter who has difficulty walking or standing for long periods.  If you have an assistant with you, when you arrive at the polling location, have them notify the election official. The election official will then bring your ballot to your car outside the polling location. If you do not have an assistant, please call the indicated number at curbside or follow the procedures posted at the polling location. 

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