TEXAS
Primary Election
Registration Deadline: March 5, 2012
Election Day: April 3, 2012
Open primary
General Election
Registration Deadline: October 7, 2012
Election Day: November 6, 2012
Polling Place Hours: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
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Currently, one of the following forms of ID is required:
- Driver's license
- Voter registration certificate
- Department of Public Safety ID card
- Any photo ID that establishes the person's identity
- A birth certificate
- U.S. citizenship papers
- U.S. passport
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document with voter's name and address
- A piece of government mail addressed to the voter
- Any other form of ID acceptable at the secretary of state's discretion
A potential law, awaiting approval by the U.S. Department of Justice, requires one of the following forms of valid photo ID. An expired photo ID is acceptable only if it did not expire less than 60 days before the election:*
- Driver's license
- Election identification certificate
- Department of Public Safety personal ID card
- U.S. military ID
- U.S. citizenship certificate
- U.S. passport
- A concealed weapon permit
* A voter lacking ID may cast a provisional ballot. For the ballot to count, the vot4er has six days after the election to either show an ID to a voter registrar or sign an affidavit.