Your Rights as a Texas Voter

GENERAL

You have the right to:

Vote if you are a qualified registered voter.
Vote for as many races on your ballot as you choose. You do not have to cast a vote in every race.
Vote however you choose. It is a crime for someone to pressure or influence you while you are voting (either on a mail ballot or in the polling place).
Vote if you are not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction and have registered as a voter after your sentence is fully discharged or after you have been pardoned.
Vote your ballot by yourself, in secret.
Maintain control of your mail ballot. It is a crime for someone to take your mail ballot from you, unless you are physically incapable of mailing your own ballot and you request assistance.
Follow up ANY challenge to your right to vote through the complaint process.

You have the right to:

Cast your ballot in a manner that ensures privacy, in a booth that prevents others from watching you mark your ballot.
Vote without any person trying to influence your vote.
Stay in the voting booth for as long as necessary to complete your ballot.
Receive up to two replacement ballots if you make a mistake and spoil your ballot before you cast your ballot.
Request assistance when voting from a poll worker or anyone of your choice except your employer, or an officer of your union or their representatives.
Vote, but must show one of the acceptable forms of ID.
Cast a provisional ballot if you believe you are a qualified registered voter but a poll worker tells you that you are ineligible to vote.
Take handwritten or printed papers, including a sample ballot, voter guide, or campaign material, into the voting booth with you. Please remove all papers when you leave the booth. You may not use a cell phone or other electronic device in a polling place.
Bring your children into the voting booth with you.
Vote on Election Day any time between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for state and federal elections – hours may vary for local elections. If you are in line at the polling place when polls close at 7 p.m., you have the right to vote.

You have the right to:

Choose someone you trust to help you if you cannot fill out your ballot yourself (except your employer, or an officer of your union or their representatives).
Have assistance from someone you trust if you cannot read or write.
Bring an interpreter with you who can translate.
Inspect your ballot for accuracy (if you allow a person to assist you with reading and marking your ballot).
Vote if you are disabled. The polling place must be accessible, and there must be an accessible voting booth.
Request curbside voting.