Early voting for runoff elections in North Texas starts Monday. Here’s what to know

   

Early voting starts Monday and runs through June 11 for local runoff elections.

Voters in Allen, Lewisville, Irving and other cities will decide on city council races and one race for a county appraisal district. Election day is June 15. Here’s what you need to know.

What’s on the ballot?

In Dallas County, voters will decide an Irving City Council race for District 4 between Susan Motley and Luis Canosa and a Lewisville City Council race for Place 2 between William J. Meridith and Penny Mallet.

In Tarrant County, voters will decide a Euless City Council race for Place 5 between Annabel Jones Eads and Joseph A. Robinson; North Richland Hills City Council race for Place 4 between Matt Blake and Jeff Arwine; and Kennedale City Council race for Place 2 between Matthew Dyer and Thelma Kolbeck.

Collin County voters will decide Allen City Council races for Place 3 between Dave Cornette and Ken Cook and Place 5 between Dave Shafer and Carl Clemencich; and an Anna City Council race for Place 4 between Kelly Herndon and Bruce Norwood.

Denton County voters will decide a Lewisville City Council race for Place 2 between William J. Meridith and Penny Mallet. That district overlaps with Dallas County.

Voters in Ellis County will decide on Place 1 for the Ellis Appraisal District between Bevery Gatlin and Paula R. Baucum and Midlothian City Council Place 6 between Wayne Shuffield and Hud Hartson.

In Rockwall County, voters will decide a Fate City Council race for Place 1 between Cinnamon Krauss and Codi Chinn.

I’m not sure whether I registered to vote. How do I check?

You can check your voter registration status through the Texas Secretary of State’s website or your county elections office:

Can I still vote if I have not registered?

No. Texas required voters to register by May 16 to vote this election. Unlike Texas, 22 states and Washington, D.C,. allow same-day registration, which permit eligible residents to vote and register and cast a ballot at the same time.

What do I need to vote?

Voters will need one acceptable form of ID. This includes a Texas identification card, Texas driver’s license, state handgun license, U.S. passport, U.S. military ID with photograph or U.S. citizenship certification with photograph.

Can I vote by mail?

Applications to request a mail-in ballot are due June 4. Mail ballots must be postmarked by 7 p.m. on June 15 (election day) and must be received by the county by June 17. They can also be delivered in person to polling places on election day.

Texas does not have no-excuse mail voting. Voters must meet have at least one of the following criteria to vote by mail:

  • be 65 years or older
  • be sick or disabled
  • be out of the county on election day and during the period for in-person early voting
  • be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day
  • be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible

When and where do I vote early?

It depends on which county you live in. Voters can cast ballots at any early voting location in their county.

Dallas County

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through June 7

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 8

Noon to 6 p.m. June 9

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 10 through June 11

See Dallas County early voting locations at dallascountyvotes.org.

Tarrant County

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 3 through June 7

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 8

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 9

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 10 through June 11

See Tarrant County early voting locations at tarrantcountytx.gov.

Collin County

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 3 through June 8

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 10 through June 11

See Collin County early voting locations at collincountytx.gov.

Denton County

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 3 through June 8

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 9

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 10 through June 11

See Denton County early voting locations at votedenton.gov.

Ellis County

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 3 through June 7

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 8

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 10 through June 11

See Ellis County early voting locations at co.ellis.tx.us.

Rockwall County

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 3 through June 5

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 6 through June 7

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 10 through June 11

See Rockwall County early voting locations at rockwallvotes.com.

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