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Get Ready to Vote 2024: Voting in Texas

A step-by-step guide for SMU students

Voter Resources

Criteria for Early Voting by Mail:

  1. will be away from your county on Election Day and during the hours that early voting is conducted;
  2. are sick or disabled; (as defined in Texas Election Code 82.002(a))
  3. Expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day;
  4. are 65 years of age or older on Election Day; or
  5. are confined in jail or Involuntary Civil Commitment

Important Dates

  • Last day to register - October 7, 2024
  • Early voting begins- October 21, 2024
  • Early voting ends- November 1, 2024
  • Election Day- November 5, 2024
  • Polling place hours: 7:00 am- 7:00 pm

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