How to vote:

  1. Register to vote. In order to vote in McLennan County, you need to be over the age of 18, a US citizen, and not currently serving time for a felony conviction, including parole (if you are off papers, then you are eligible to vote again). You have a couple of options to get registered:

    • Come to our office at 6801 Sanger Ave, The Executive Plaza building suite 240, between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, or by appointment (call 254-301-7648), to meet with a deputy voter registrar about getting registered.

    • Go to the McLennan County Elections Office at 214 N 4th St #300 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, to get registered

    • There is no online voter registration in Texas. However, you can visit Register2Vote.org to fill out a form online and have it mailed to your home address. All you will have to do is sign it, date it, and send it back with the prepaid postage

  2. What to bring.

    • Bring one of the following items to your polling place:

      • TX Driver’s License issued by the Department of Public Safety

      • TX Personal ID card issued by the Department of Public Safety

      • TX concealed handgun license issued by the Department of Public Safety

      • TX Election ID Certificate issued by the Department of Public Safety

      • US military ID card with your photo

      • US Certificate of Citizenship or US Certificate of Naturalization with your photo

      • US passport book or card

    • Don’t have a photo ID? You can still vote!

      • If you’re a registered voter but do not possess one of the documents listed above, don’t worry, you can still vote a regular ballot! Here’s how:
        Sign a declaration stating that (1) you are who you say you are at the voting booth and (2) have a reasonable impediment or difficulty for having an accepted photo ID, and (3) provide: a valid voter registration certificate, or a certified birth certificate (must be an original); or a copy or original of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document with your name and an address thereon (a government document with your photo must be original).

  3. Decide who to vote for. We have more Democrats running for office than ever before, which means there are many more choices of who will be the nominee in each respective race. We do not want you to walk into the polls not knowing who is going to be on the ballot, so here are some great resources:

    • Visit www.vote411.org to see what’s on your ballot, check your voter registration status, and find your polling place.

    • For a sample ballot from the elections office, click HERE and find the ballot style that corresponds with your voting precinct. If you do not know your voting precinct, check your orange voter registration card you got in the mail or go to https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do to find your voting precinct.

    • Check out the League of Women Voters Nonpartisan Voters Guide, which includes information on all of the candidates running for various statewide offices.

  4. Make a plan to vote. Visit MyTexasVotes.com to find your polling location, pick a day and time to go vote, and receive digital reminders of when you planned on going to vote. In McLennan County, we have Vote Centers, which are places that any registered voter in McLennan County can go to vote. To take a look at all the different voting centers offered, click HERE.

  5. No More Straight Ticket. For those who have voted in the past, there will be no more straight ticket voting for the 2020 election cycle. You will now have to individually pick every single candidate on the ballot. With this in mind, we highly recommend you vote as early as possible and that you familiarize yourself with the ballot. Click HERE to see who you will be voting for.