Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
More than 3,890 positions are up for election in Texas, see what’s on your ballot.
Find your local county website.
Given mail delays, we recommend that you request and return your absentee ballot application as soon as possible.
For Harris County, election duties have been delegated to the County Clerk and the County Tax Assessor as of September 1, 2023 as a result of Senate Bill 1750. For questions about your new or current voter registration, please email voters@harrisvotes.com or call 713-274-8200 to be assisted in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, or Chinese.
*Due to a recent decision from the 5th Circuit, Texas Voters are required to have a “wet ink” signature on voter registration applications. While Texas does not yet have online voter registration, Texans who submit their voter registration applications electronically or through fax must also submit a physical copy of their application containing their “original” pen-on-paper signature to their county registrar. If you print and mail in your voter registration application, please be sure to visit your county registrar to verify that it was properly received.
We’ve compiled an index of some of the major elected positions in state and local government and their functions to help you prepare to vote and become acquainted with how state and local government impacts your life and your community.
Eligible detained voters in Harris or Dallas County are able to vote on-site at the jail-based polling place. See below for more details.
When voting in-person on Election Day, you will be asked to present one of the following forms of ID:
You can show a supporting form of ID and make a Reasonable Impediment Declaration or you can cast a provisional ballot.
Here is a list of supporting forms of ID:
Have you experienced or observed voter suppression efforts (e.g. polling place changes, voter purges, intimidation, or local practices that result in long waits to vote on Election Day)?
LDF’s Black Voters on the Rise (“BVOTR”) project broadens monitoring and tracking of voter suppression efforts in targeted jurisdictions months in advance of Election Day to identify as early as possible those suppression measures that warrant a responsive action.
BVOTR and local partners connect voters with a resource team to combat suppressive measures using public exposure/media coverage, advocacy efforts with local actors/decisionmakers (e.g. calls, letters, petitions), and, if necessary, a referral to litigation.
If you are a person being held pre-trial, and you meet the following requirements:
You will be able to vote on site at the Dallas County Jail and Harris County Jail polling places. You are also eligible to vote via mail-in voting.
Disclaimer: The information here is a resource and not legal advice. It is provided for informational purposes only and not as a substitute for or supplement to the legal advice necessary to address the specific concerns of any individual. Moreover, Texas may revise its laws after the publication of this site. Therefore, it is your responsibility to determine how all applicable laws concerning voter registration, voting, and the restoration of voting rights in Texas affect you.