Voting and Elections

Registration deadline: October 5, 2026

Early Voting: October 19-30, 2026 (times vary by day, check in at the Travis County link below)

Election Day: November 3, 2026, 7 AM to 7 PM 

Make a plan to vote: Nonpartisan student group TX Votes will be helping voters make a plan about where and when to vote on October 13, 20, and 27 from 12-5 in the PCL lobby. 

Where can you vote?

Any voting site in Travis County, if you're registered in Travis County. See the link below to find a polling place close to you. Everyone who is registered in Travis county can early vote here, and lines are shorter than on election day.

On campus: The Texas Union or the LBJ School of Public Affairs (Sid Richardson Hall)

What is on the ballot?

US Senate, US House, Texas Governor, other Texas state offices, Austin mayor, and many other state, city, and county level offices and propositions. 

 Registration Deadline (Texas): You must be registered to 30 days before an election. You can't register to vote for the first time online.

Check to see if you're registered to vote in Texas: www.votetexas.gov. Many people register when they get their driver's license or get it renewed. If you are already registered, you can update your address online.

Voter registration rules and guidelines. 

Options for registering to vote: 

1. Pick up a registration form at the PCL desk, fill it out and mail it in (there is a mailbox on 21st St. in front of PCL and the UTC)
2. TX Votes is a student organization that helps register students on campus (some of their members are trained Volunteer Deputy Registrars who can register you to vote). See their Instagram for events and their website. See the top of this page for upcoming registration drives in PCL. 
3. Fill out the registration form (you will print, sign, and mail it in)
4. Have a registration form mailed to you (you will fill it out and mail it back)

Registration requirements

• You are a United States citizen;
• You are a resident of the county where you submit the application;
• You are at least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and you are 18 years of age on Election Day.
• You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and
• You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

Voting ID

You need one of these forms of ID to vote in Texas (exceptions are listed in this FAQ, but are limited):

• Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• United States Passport (book or card)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
• Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
• United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
• United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph