Texas, vote early.
Oct 19β30.
Skip the Election Day lines. Find your early-voting location below.
3 things to do.
Check you're registered
Takes one minute. Make sure your address is current.
Check at VoteSafe.org β Official: VoteTexas.govFind your early-voting place
In Harris County you can vote at any early-voting location.
Find it at VoteSafe.org β Official: HarrisVotes.com Other counties & states: CanIVote.orgBring your photo ID
Texas driver license or ID card, U.S. passport, military ID, Texas handgun license, election ID certificate, or citizenship certificate with photo.
Age 70+? Your ID can be expired any length of time. Under 70: up to 4 years expired is OK.
Early voting hours.
Harris County
Other counties set their own hours β check your county elections office.
Vote by mail?
You can in Texas if you are:
- 65 or older on Election Day
- Sick or disabled
- Out of your county for early voting and Election Day
- Expecting a baby within 3 weeks of Election Day
- Confined in jail but eligible to vote
Sign your ballot envelope exactly the way you signed your application, and include your ID number.
At the polls.
- π΅ Phones away in the voting booth. Bring a written or printed list instead.
- π§’ Leave campaign hats and shirts at home β they're not allowed in the polling place.
- β° In line by 7 PM? You still get to vote. Stay in line.
- π§Ύ Sample ballot: look it up on your county's elections website before you go.
Texas dates and rules as of October 14, 2026 (VoteTexas.gov, Texas Secretary of State, HarrisVotes.com). Other states differ β check yours at CanIVote.org or Vote.gov. VoteSafe.org is run by America PAC; VoteTexas.gov, HarrisVotes.com, CanIVote.org and Vote.gov are official, non-partisan sources.