Early Voting Starts Monday

Early voting for the Nov. 5 election will be:

Monday, October 21, through Friday, October 25, 8AM-4:30PM
Saturday, October 26, 1AM-7PM
Sunday, October 27, 1-6PM
Monday, October 28, through Friday, November 1, 7AM-7PM

Houston, TX - Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart is alerting voters of a significant voting related change for the November 5th Election. "Due to a change in Texas Election law, all voters are now required to provide one of the seven types of photo IDs when voting in-person," informed Stanart. "I urge voters to come prepared with one of the required photo ID to the polls."

The state approved photo IDs for voting include:

·       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 concealed handgun license 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

With the exception of the U.S. citizenship certificate and some military identifications, the ID must be current or have expired no more than 60 days before being presented at the polling place. Voters may apply for an Election Identification Certificate (EIC) at no charge at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) if they do not have any other acceptable form of ID.  Requirements to apply for an EIC can be found at
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/electionID.htm.

If a voter is 65 or older, or are disabled, they are entitled to apply for a ballot by mail.  In most cases, they will not need to provide photo identification when voting by mail.  October 25, 2013 is the last day for Harris County to receive an application for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked).  To obtain an application to vote by mail, voters may contact our offices at 713-755-6965 or visitwww.HarrisVotes.com.

Stanart also informed voters that the number of early voting location in Harris County has increased from 37 to 40. "As the result of a steady increase in the number of voters who choose to vote early, we are adding three new locations to better serve the voters of Harris County." concluded Stanart, the chief election official of the county.  The period for Early Voting by Personal Appearance starts Monday, October 21 and ends, Friday, November 1.

For more information about photo ID requirements including exemptions, visit www.votetexas.gov. To obtain a list of Early Voting locations, Election Day Polling Location or view a voter specific sample ballot, voters can also visit www.HarrisVotes.com or call 713-755-6965.

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