Texas voters have some upcoming deadlines and key dates for the upcoming state constitutional amendment and local elections on May 7, as well as the primary runoff elections on May 24.
With the May 2022 elections occurring in close proximity to one another, several dates and deadlines overlap due to statutory deadlines set by the Texas Election Code.
On May 7, voters will decide on statewide constitutional amendment propositions as well as local elections. On election day, every Texas voter will have the opportunity to vote on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution relating to property taxes.
To check your registration status and view Early Voting and Election Day polling locations, log in to the Texas Secretary of State’s My Voter Portal by going to sos.state.tx.us.
On May 24, voters will cast their ballots in party primary runoff elections. The following are dates to know:
Friday, May 13 - Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
Monday, May 16 - First day of Early Voting
Friday, May 20 - Last day of Early Voting
Tuesday, May 24 - Election Day
For the May 24 election, the Democratic and Republican parties will hold runoff elections for races in which no single candidate earned more than 50% of the vote in the March 1 primary elections.
The winner of each party’s primary runoff election will appear as that party’s nominee on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot.
Under Texas law, if you cast a ballot in a party’s primary election, you can only participate in that same party’s primary runoff election.
In other words, voters cannot switch parties after the main primary election to vote in another party’s primary runoff election. If you did not cast a ballot in either party’s primary election, you have the option of voting in either party’s primary runoff election.
Early voting for the May 24 primary runoff elections begins Monday, May 16 and ends Friday, May 20. The deadline to apply for a ballot by mail in the May 24 Primary Runoff Elections is Friday, May 13.
Voting by Mail
If you are eligible to vote by mail in Texas, you must request a mail ballot from your county’s Early Voting clerk by completing and submitting an Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM).
You must provide one of the following numbers on your ABBM: Texas Driver’s License, Texas Personal Identification Number or Election Identification Certificate Number issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (NOT your voter registration VUID number); or if you have not been issued one of the numbers above, the last 4 digits of your social security number. If you have not been issued a Texas Driver’s License, Texas Personal Identification Number or Texas Election Identification Certificate Number or a Social Security Number, you must indicate so by checking the appropriate box on the ABBM:
When you receive your mail ballot, you must also provide one of the abovementioned ID numbers on your mail ballot carrier envelope. The ID section is located on the back of the carrier envelope underneath the security flap tao protect the privacy of your personal information.
Texans voting by mail can also utilize the Texas Secretary of State’s Ballot by Mail Tracker to track the progress of their mail ballot application and ballot by mail, as well as to add or correct any missing or mismatched ID information.
