Deadlines to be aware of:

• Friday October 28th is the last day to request a ballot by mail application

  • Due to issues with possible mail delays your best bet is to call the Calhoun County Elections office at: (361) 553-4440 and following their instructions for more inform check out Vote by Mail section.

• Deadline for mail ballot return:

  • Must be received by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 if dropping off in person;

  • must be postmarked by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9 if returning by mail​

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Have any issues voting?:

• Report a possible voting rights abuse to the Secretary of State +1 (800) 252-8683 or to your local election official.

• Cast a provisional ballot if your name does not appear on the list of registered voters.

  • (1) Cast a provisional ballot

    • (a) if you do not possess one of the seven (7) acceptable forms of photo identification, which is not expired for more than four years, and you can reasonably obtain one of these forms of identification 

    • (b) if you possess, but did not bring to the polling place, one of the seven forms of acceptable photo identification, which is not expired for more than four years

    • (c) if you do not possess one of the seven forms of acceptable photo identification, which is not expired for more than four years, you could otherwise not obtain one due to a reasonable impediment, but you did not bring a supporting form of identification to the polling place

  • (2) the right to present one of the acceptable forms of photo identification, which is not expired for more than four years, to the county voter registrar’s office within six (6) calendar days after election day.

• Vote once at any early voting location during the early voting period within the territory conducting the election.

• File an administrative complaint with the Secretary of State concerning violations of federal and state voting procedures.

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Can I get time off from work to vote?

According to the Texas Workforce Commission:

Although there is no specified time limit, employees have at least two hours off to vote on an election day (unless they have already voted under early voting procedures). Such time off needs to be paid to the extent that it cuts into the employee’s normal working hours. Such time off does not need to be paid if the two hours are available outside of normal working hours. If the time is taken off from mandatory overtime, the time off should be paid at the rate that would have applied to the time so missed. If the time is taken off from optional overtime voluntarily requested by the employee, the time off does not need to be paid, since the time off would be outside of normal working hours and is time that the employee voluntarily chose to spend working rather than voting.

Read more here: Texas Workforce Commission

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Do I need to show my ID to vote?

To vote in person, you must present a form of government issues identification. According to the Secretary of State, A voter who has not been issued a driver’s license or social security number may register to vote, but such voter must submit proof of identification when presenting himself/herself for voting or with his/her mail-in ballots, if voting by mail. These voters’ names are flagged on the official voter registration list with the annotation of “ID.” The “ID” notation instructs the poll worker to request a proper form of identification from these voters when they present themselves for voting, unless they are a voter with a permanent exemption on the voter registration certificate.

The voter must present one of the seven (7) acceptable forms of identification:

1. Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS);

2. Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS;

3. Texas personal identification card issued by DPS

4. Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS

5. United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph

6. United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph

7. United States passport

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For details and more information on what forms of ID are acceptable, please click here.​