Bastrop, on the other hand, uses the AutoMark system , in which voters fill out paper ballots that are then counted electronically. You can see which voting system will be used in your county, as well as give it a virtual trial run, here.
All mail-in ballots are paper ballots but are counted electronically. You may request a mail-in ballot if you are over 65, disabled, will be out of the county during both the early and regular voting periods, or are in jail but have not yet been convicted.
The statewide deadline for mail-in ballots was last Friday. Search Query Show Search. KUTX Music. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. Next Up:. Available On Air Stations. All Streams. KUT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email. Was there ever a time when Texas voted in large numbers? If so, what changed? Can you tell us more about Hispanic voters in Texas: Percentage registered to vote?
Bexar County recorded just over 33, votes cast in-person on the first day of early voting and has already seen more than 45, mail-in ballots come in. The 78, votes are way ahead of the 52, combined mail and in-person voting during the first day of early voting in El Paso County saw one of the biggest jumps in the state with almost 34, votes already in through early voting and mail-in balloting. The county reported just over 19, combined in on the first day of voting.
Historically, Jillson said Democrats have pushed early voting more aggressively than Republicans, while GOP voters have tended to wait until Election Day in higher numbers. The Texas law requires voters to show one of seven approved forms of identification to cast ballots. It was softened in August to allow people without a driver's license or other photo ID to sign an affidavit declaring that they have an impediment to obtaining required identification.
Even after the affidavits were introduced, voters who possess an acceptable photo ID were still required to show it at the polls. The cases do not amount to voter fraud because people still had to be registered to vote to qualify for an affidavit, said John Oldham, Fort Bend County's elections chief.
Poll workers were trained to "err on the side of letting people use the affidavit instead of denying them the chance to vote," Oldham said. It makes the whole photo ID law entirely meaningless. The affidavit process was adopted after an appeals court ruled that the voter ID law discriminated against minorities. The change was intended to help voters who could not obtain identification for a variety of reasons, including disability or illness, lack of transportation or conflicts with work schedules.
The revelations come as President Donald Trump makes frequent claims that the nation's voting systems are vulnerable to fraud. The president has repeatedly said, without citing any evidence, that he would have won the popular vote if not for 3 million to 5 million immigrants in the country illegally who voted for his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. An Associated Press analysis of roughly 13, affidavits submitted in Texas' largest counties found at least instances in which voters were allowed to get around the law by signing an affidavit and never showing a photo ID, despite indicating that they possessed one.
Others used the sworn declarations to lodge protest statements against the law. Alaska Ariz. Hawaii Idaho Ill. Iowa Kan. Ohio Okla. Utah Vt. President Candidate Party Votes Pct. Full Tex. Results ». Vote share Dem. Other 40 50 Vote by county Trump Clinton Harris , House Dem. District Dist.
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