Today's very important reminders are from my guest author.

                           

        Janice Newsum

TEXAS PRIMARY VOTING TIPS

January 31, 2022 is the last day to register to vote for the March 1, 2022 Primary Election. Vote by mail – call for your vote by mail application (received, not postmarked) or apply online on your County Elections website (in Harris County, harrisvotes.com) by February 18, 2022.  Mail in ballots will not be sent to you automatically anymore. 

Early voting will be held February 14th to February 25th.  Vote early to avoid long lines on election day (March 1, 2022). Only 375 polling places available.

Vote down the ballot!!  Many important races are toward the 

bottom of the ballot. Know the candidates, go to ballotpedia.org,

vote411.org or your County Clerk website (Harris County,

https://www.harrisvotes.com/?lang=en-US).

Drive up voting is still available for disabled voters. Know your rights. Senate Bill 1 election law information can be found at https://www.harrisvotes.com/faq/sb1faq?lang=en-us

Make sure you are still on the voting rolls (in Harris County go to https://www.harrisvotes.com/voterregistration/search) and bring the proper identification with you.  There are new ID requirements for voting by mail. Here is a list of the acceptable forms of photo ID for in person voting:

• Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS

• Texas personal identification card issued by DPS

• Texas license to carry a handgun issued by DPS

• United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph

• United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph

• United States passport (book or card)

With the exception of the U.S. Citizenship Certificate, which does not expire, for voters aged 18-69, the acceptable form of photo identification may be expired no more than four years before being presented for voter qualification at the polling place. For voters aged 70 or older, the acceptable form of photo identification may be expired for any length of time if the identification is otherwise valid.