Dates/Deadlines
The date of General Election Day in 2020.
What is November 3rd?
Which federal offices are on the November 2020 general election ballot?
What are President, VP, U.S. Senators, U.S. House of Representatives?
The State of Texas has an online voter registration site
What is FALSE?
This entity provides and manages elections and voter information, such as polling locations, polling location hours, sample ballots, etc.
What is the County Clerk or Elections Department?
Valid Voter IDs under Texas State Law
What are TX DL, TX ID, Handgun license, Passport, Military ID, TX Election ID, Citizenship Certificate
OR a Reasonable Impediment Declaration AND either:
Voter registration certificate, certified US birth certificate, current utility bill or bank statement, paycheck, or government document including check, or any other government document showing the voter’s name and an address (e.g., an out-of-state license, a government employee ID, etc.)
The last day to register to vote in Texas in order to be able to vote in the the November 2020 general election.
When is Monday, October 5th?
Which state legislative offices (legislators of Texas) are on the November 2020 general election ballot?
What are State Senators & State House Representatives?
You must submit your voter registration forms to the County Elections Department, County Clerk's office, or Tax Assessor's Office (*varies by county)?
What is TRUE?
(True/False) In November 2020, you can only vote in-person
What is FALSE you can vote in person, absentee/by mail, Drive-Thru, curbside, and other ways!
Number of registered voters in Dallas County.
What is 1,404,328?
The last day of Early Voting in Texas for the November 2020 general election
When is Friday October 30th?
What are other state offices (non-legislative) on the November 2020 general election ballot?
What are the Texas Railroad Commission, State Board of Education, TX Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, & District Judges?
You must register to vote specifically for every election cycle
What is False
Criteria in Texas election code that makes you eligible for a Ballot by Mail / to Vote By Mail
What is over 65 years old, disabled, ill (Asthma, Chronic kidney disease treated with dialysis, Chronic lung disease, Diabetes, Hemoglobin Disorders, Immunocompromised, Liver Disease, Severe Heart Condition, Severe Obesity), pregnant, confined in jail but eligible to vote (non-felony)or are outside of the county that your are registered in during the voting period?
Year that the Latinx community is expected to be the demographic majority in Texas
When is mid 2021?
Deadline for registered voters to submit their vote by mail application for the November 2020 general election
When is October 23rd or 11th day before the November 3rd election
What local county offices are on the November 2020 general election ballot (*varies per county)?
What are County Commissioners, District Attorney, County Attorney, County Clerk, Tax Collector, Sheriff, Constable?
Voters can vote from home / by mail if voting in-person would present significant risk for them to get COVID-19
What is FALSE - See TX Election Code on Disability & recent litigation
(True/False) Tarrant, Collin, and Dallas County voters can vote at any polling location in their county during Early Voting & Election Day?
What is TRUE?
(True/False) Voters can use their student ID to vote in Texas
What is FALSE - only TX DL, TX ID, Handgun license, Passport, Military ID, TX Election ID, Citizenship Certificate
OR a Reasonable Impediment Declaration AND either: Voter registration certificate, Certified US birth certificate, current utility bill or bank statement, paycheck, or government document including check, or any other government document showing the voter’s name and an address (e.g., an out-of-state license, a government employee ID, etc.)