How to Vote in Person

CONFIRM YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION

• To confirm your registration, go to the Texas Secretary of State’s Am I Registered? Tool.
• If you aren’t listed as active, you are not registered. Please register! See Voting: Voter Registration.

CONFIRM YOU HAVE PHOTO ID

• See list of Required ID for voting in Texas and what to bring to the polls.

CHOOSE WHEN AND WHERE YOU WILL VOTE

• Both Harris and Galveston counties have county-wide voting centers for Early Voting and on Election Day – i.e., a voter may vote at any polling center in his/her county of residence. See Harrisvotes.org or Galvestonvotes.org for voting times and locations.
• The League of Women Voters highly recommends voting during Early Voting.

RESEARCH CANDIDATES AND ISSUES ON YOUR BALLOT

• Go to Vote411, the League’s online, interactive voters guide for nonpartisan information on candidates and ballot issues.
• The League supplies printed nonpartisan voter guides at area libraries.
• No phones are allowed at the polls, so print out or make a list of your selections.

BRING THESE ITEMS TO THE POLLS

• Your photo ID is required.
• Any paper notes, printed research from Vote411 or your sample ballot with your candidates marked. You cannot use your phone at the polls.
• You do not have to bring your voter registration card.