Know Your Texas Voter Rights 2023

Things To Know: Voter ID Requirements In Texas

Voters can use 1 of 7 primary forms of photo ID:

  1. Driver license

  2. Texas Election Identification Certificate (EIC)

  3. Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS

  4. Texas license to carry a handgun issued by DPS

  5. US military identification card with your picture

  6. US citizenship certificate with your picture

  7. US passport

With the exception of a citizenship certificate, IDs from the list above can be expired up to four years.

Don't Have An ID on the primary list? Here Are Other Acceptable Documents You Can Present:

  • Valid voter registration certificate (card)

  • Certified birth certificate

  • Current utility bill

  • Bank statement

  • Government check

  • Paycheck

  • Any other government document with the individual's name and address

With a document from this list above, you'll be asked to sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.
Talk to an election worker to receive one.

 

Know Your Rights when it comes to id requirements:

  • Election officials can’t question a voter about the use of an ID type.

  • Poll watchers can’t question a voter about voter ID issues.

  • The ID address doesn’t have to match the voter registration address.

  • There is currently no address matching requirement.

need this information for voter registration work or canvassing?

We provide free printed resources with this information to certified Texas VDRs, voters, and volunteers to use in their voter outreach work (22 Texas counties and growing)! Sign up below.

 

**These are nonpartisan information resources for Texas voters and should be utilized as such. Our Vote Texas is a 501(c)(3) organization and does not endorse any one political party, candidate, or elected official.

Things To Know: Your Rights When You Go To Vote

You have the right to:

  • A ballot with written instructions on how to cast a ballot.

  • Ask the polling place official for instructions on how to cast a ballot (no suggestions on how to vote).

  • Receive up to two more ballots if you make a mistake on yours.

  • If you can’t write, see the ballot, or understand the language it’s written in, you are able to ask for help in casting your ballot.

  • Vote in secret and free from intimidation.

  • Bring an interpreter to assist you as you qualify to vote if you do not speak the English language.

  • Vote once at any early voting location during the early voting period.

  • Report any voting rights abuse you see or experience.

your resource for voting:

If you have a question about voting or experience an issue trying to vote, there is a nonpartisan hotline you can call for assistance.

CALL 866-OUR-VOTE!

And learn more about 866-OUR VOTE at https://866ourvote.org/

 

We have made a pdf brochure of this voter information for vdrs and voter rights advocates available below for download and personal printing purposes.

**These are nonpartisan information resources for Texas voters and should be utilized as such. Our Vote Texas is a 501(c)(3) organization and does not endorse any one political party, candidate, or elected official.