ELECTION DAY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHEN CAN I VOTE?

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY!!! POLLING PLACES IN TARRANT COUNTY OPEN AT 7:00 AM AND CLOSE AT 7:00 PM.

IF YOU ARE STANDING IN LINE BEFORE THE POLLING PLACE CLOSES, AND THE CLOSING TIME PASSES BEFORE YOU HAVE VOTED, STAY IN LINE - YOU CANNOT BE TURNED AWAY AND MUST BE ALLOWED TO VOTE PER STATE LAW.

WHERE DO I VOTE?

YOU CAN VOTE AT ANY VOTING LOCATION WITHIN TARRANT COUNTY.

AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF POLLING PLACES AND THE APPROXIMATE WAIT TIMES FOR EACH CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:

https://gisit.tarrantcounty.com/tcvotingwaittime/

WHAT IS ON MY BALLOT?

THE PRECISE CONTENT OF YOUR BALLOT DEPENDS UPON YOUR ADDRESS.

YOU CAN FIND A SAMPLE BALLOT AND ELECION HISTORY AND MORE BY ENTERING YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, AND DATE OF BIRTH INTO THE ONLINE VOTER LOOKUP FORM FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:

https://gisit.tarrantcounty.com/TCVL/

WHAT FORM OF IDENTIFICATION SHOULD I BRING?

BRING ANY ONE OF THESE 7 APPROVED FORMS OF ID WITH YOU TO THE POLLS:

• Texas Driver License^*
• Texas Election ID Certificate^*
• Texas Personal ID Card^*
• Texas Handgun License^*
• U.S. Citizenship Certificate with Photo
• U.S. Military ID Card^*
• U.S Passport^* (Book or Card)

^*For voters aged 18 - 69 years, photo ID can be expired for up to four years. For voters aged 70 and older, photo ID can be expired for any length of time if otherwise valid

WHAT IF I DO NOT POSESS AND CANNOT REASONABLY OBTAIN ONE OF THESE PHOTO IDS?

YOU CAN STILL VOTE A REGULAR BALLOT - FILL OUT A REASONABLE IMPEDIMENT DECLARATION, AND SHOW A COPY OR AN ORIGINAL ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPROVED IDS:

• Certified Domestic Birth Certificate or Court Admissible Birth Document
• Current Utility Bill
• Bank Statement
• Paycheck
• Government Check
• Government Document with your name and an address including your Voter Registeration Certificate

CAN I STILL MAIL MY BALLOT IN?

THE LAST DAY TO ACCEPT A BALLOT BY MAIL IS AS FOLLOWS:

• Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m.
  if carrier envelope is not postmarked,
OR
• Wednesday, November 6, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m.
  if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)^*
^*Different deadlines apply to the last day to receive ballots sent by the following:
1. non-military and military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and submitted a regular state Application for Ballot by Mail (“ABBM”)
2. non-military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and who submitted a Federal Postcard Application (“FPCA”), and
3. military voters and members of the Texas National Guard, who mailed ballots domestically or from overseas and who submitted an FPCA.
See Secs. 86.007, 101.001 and 101.057 of the Code.

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE A PROBLEM IN VOTING?

CONTACT OUR VOTER ASSISTANCE HOTLINE AT 844-898-6837 (844-TXVOTES)
OR THE VOTER PROTECTION HOTLINES AT THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS:

• ENGLISH: 866-OUR-VOTE or 866-687-8683
• SPANISH: 888-VE-Y-VOTA or 888-839-8682
• ASIAN LANGUAGES (Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali): 888-API-VOTE or 888-274-8683
• ARABIC: 844-YALLA-US or 866-925-5287
• ASL (VIDEO CALL): 301-818-VOTE or 301-818-8683
• DISABILITY RIGHTS TX: 888-796-VOTE or 888-796-8683