NORTH TEXAS - In Texas, early voting provides a convenient way for residents to cast their ballots before November 5, the 2024 Election Day. Here are some important things to know about how and when you can vote in North Texas counties and across Texas.
When does early voting start and end?
Early voting in Texas runs from Monday, October 21 through Friday, November 1 Any registered voter may vote during the 11-day period at any primary voting location in the county in which he is registered.
Early voting times vary.
1. Early voting times for Tarrant County can be found here.
2. Early voting times for Collin County can be found here.
3. Early voting times for Denton County can be found here.
4. Information about Dallas County elections can be found here.
Texas is among the states that allow early voting or voting by mail The deadline to request a mail-in ballot in Texas is Oct. 25. Mail ballots must be returned or postmarked by Nov. 5, unless returned by an out-of-state voter.
How do you find primary voting locations in your county in Texas?
You can visit the My Voter Portal (texas.gov) on the Texas Secretary of State's website to see where you can vote early in your county. The site allows you to enter your name, county, date of birth and zip code to view your registration information and find the nearest polling place.
CBS News Texas has also compiled primary voting locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on the map below:
Does Texas release poll results before Election Day?
No. Early voting results are not announced until after polls close on Election Day. Results remain confidential, although voters are allowed to vote early, until all votes have been cast.
What's on the Texas ballot for the 2024 election?
The US presidential battle between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump and the hotly contested US Senate race between incumbent Ted Cruz and challenger Colin Allred are highlights on the Texas ballot.
Meanwhile, three North Texas congressional seats will receive new representation after the Nov. 5 election.
Longtime U.S. Reps. Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) and Michael Burgess (R-Louisville) are not seeking re-election.
Republican state Rep. Craig Goldman is running against Democrat Trey Hunt in Granger's 12th Congressional District.
Brandon Gill, who easily won the Republican primary in March, will face Ernest Lineberger III, a Navy veteran who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for Burgess's 26th Congressional District seat.
Allred's 32nd Congressional District spot is also open. Democrat Julie Johnson is running against Republican Darrell Day.
In Dallas, voters will decide on 18 proposed amendments to the city charter, which require voter approval. The charter outlines the structure of municipal government.
The three amendments were added after Dallas Heroes, a bipartisan group, collected more than 169,000 signatures. Council members added three more amendments aimed at overturning the HERO-backed additions, but the state Supreme Court sided with the group, ruling that the council's amendments would "confuse and confuse voters" if placed on the ballot.
Other elections include seats on the Texas House of Representatives and Senate and the Railroad Commission, Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals and State Board of Education. Various District Judges, District Attorneys, Sheriffs, County Courts at Law, County Attorneys, Tax Assessor-Collectors, County Commissioners, Justices of the Peace and Constables participated.
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