How to Vote in Person

Steps to Vote by Personal Appearance (In Person)

Step 1: Confirm you are Registered to Vote in Dallas County at least a month before the election

Enter your name and birthday into www.dallascountyvotes.org/voters/registration/status  to confirm your registration is “active” in Dallas County. If you are not “active,” see voter_registration.   All new registrations or updates - name change, new address - must be completed 30 days before an election.

Step 2: Confirm you have photo ID

See List of Required ID for Voting in Texas, at https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html  and what to bring to the polls if you can’t get an ID or it is expired.

Step 3: Choose when and where you will vote

All Dallas County registered voters may vote in person at any Dallas County polling location, now called Vote Centers, either during Early Voting or on Election Day. In 2019 Dallas County was approved by the Secretary of State to provide Vote Centers. You can now vote near home, near work, or near your child’s school. Choose a date and time that works for you. For dates, times, and locations for the upcoming election, see the In Person at the Polls table of dates and locations on the Voting_Overview page

The League of Women Voters highly recommends voting during Early Voting.

Step 4: Check for transportation to the polls

Be certain of your mode of transportation. Will you need a ride?  

• Consider going with family or friends.
• DART offers free transportation on election day. See https://www.dart.org/about/news-and-events/newsreleases/newsrelease-detail/dart-to-provide-free-rides-to-vote for details.
• Contact your local political party office to see if they have options available for a ride to your voting location.

Step 5: Research candidates and issues on your ballot

About 30 days before Election Day, the League of Women Voters populates Vote411.org  and supplies libraries with printed voter guides. Both contain unedited answers from candidates to questions on relevant issues and pro/cons on propositions and bonds. If you use Vote411.org, remember to print your choices or make notes, because no phones are allowed at the polls. Here are Directions and Tips on using Voters Guide / Vote411.org.

Step 6: Bring these items to the polls

1. Your photo ID is required.
2. Any paper notes, printed research from Vote411 or your sample ballot with your candidates marked, because you can't use your phone at the polls.
3. Please wear your mask.
4. Dallas County Vote Centers plan to have clean styluses and stations with hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes available for all voters to use, but you may bring your own. You may also bring gloves. The election workers will be wearing masks and be behind Plexiglas.

Step 7: Further questions? 

See www.dallascountyvotes.org/in-person.