Texas Absentee and Early Voting

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Absentee Voting

Absentee voting in Texas, also called “mail-in voting” or “by-mail voting”, is casting your vote by mail-in ballot before the day of the Election. All states will mail a ballot to you if specific criteria are met, but some states have much stricter rules to meet these conditions. The voter may return the ballot in person or by mail. With uncertainties and unknowns around USPS delivery of your "mail-in" ballot during Covid-19, you may want to check for ballot drop-off boxes in your area as an alternative way to deliver your absentee ballot.

To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must:

be 65 years or older;
be disabled;
be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or
be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.

Texas has absentee voting

Mail-in postmarked deadline: 2020-11-03

Mail-in received by deadline: 2020-11-04

In-person hand-in deadline: 2020-11-03

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Early In-person Voting

Early voting in Texas allows you to cast your vote in person before the day of the Election at specific polling locations that may differ from the Election Day locations. Voting early in person allows you to cast your vote while the number of people waiting to vote is much smaller than Election Day. Please follow the recommended CDC Covid-19 safety guidelines.

Texas has early voting

Start date: 2020-10-13

End date: 2020-10-30

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