FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION
When you go to vote in an election in Texas, you must already be registered to vote about 29 days prior to the election.
For more information on required identification, go to the VoteTexas.gov website, the official state website for voting information.
In-person Voting for Citizens WITH Photo ID
If you are registered and you bring with you one of the forms of photo ID listed below, you may vote without doing anything further:
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Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
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Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
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Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
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Texas license to carry a handgun issued by DPS
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United States military identification card containing the person's photograph
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United States citizenship certificate containing the person's photograph
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United States passport (book or card)
With the exception of the U.S. Citizenship Certificate, which does not expire:
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For voters aged 18-69, the acceptable form of photo identification may be expired no more than four years before being presented for voter qualification at the polling place.
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For voters aged 70 or older, the acceptable form of photo identification may be expired for any length of time if the identification is otherwise valid.
In-person Voting for Citizens WITHOUT Photo ID
If you are a registered voter but do not have one of the forms of photo ID listed above and have difficulty obtaining one, you may sign a one-page form (called the Reasonable Impediment Declaration).
Reasonable impediments identified on the Reasonable Impediment Declaration include lack of transportation, disability or illness, lack of birth certificate or other documents needed to obtain acceptable photo ID, work schedule, family responsibilities, lost or stolen ID, or acceptable form of photo ID applied for but not received. You must qualify for one of these reasonable impediments in order to execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration. A person is subject to prosecution for perjury under Chapter 37, Penal Code, or Section 63.0013 of the Texas Election Code for providing a false statement or false information on a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.
If you have signed the Reasonable Impediment Declaration, you must then present one of the following supporting documents, and you may vote using a regular (not provisional) ballot:
- Copy or original of a government document that shows the voter’s name and an address, including the voter’s voter registration certificate;
- Copy of or original current utility bill;
- Copy of or original bank statement;
- Copy of or original government check;
- Copy of or original paycheck; or
- Copy of or original of (a) a certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter’s identity (which may include a foreign birth document).