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Texas is home to about 409,000 18-year-old U.S. citizens, according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau data. According to the bureau, 39.6% of Texans ages 18 to 24 were registered to vote in November 2022.
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEHA) P.L. 98-435, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973ee–1973ee-6, is a United States law passed in 1984 that mandates easy access for handicapped and elderly person to voter registration and polling places during Federal elections.
Senate Bill 1 prohibits drive-thru and 24-hour voting, offers protections for partisan poll watchers and changes laws related to voting by mail.
Election Day in Texas for the 2022 primary is March 1. Before you head to your polling location, review what you need to know and who's on your ballot.
It is a revamped version of a previous Texas voter ID law (SB 14) that was introduced in 2011. [1] [2] SB 5 was filed on February 21, 2017 during the regular session of the eighty-fifth Texas Legislature. The bill passed the Texas Senate with a 21-10 vote, and it passed the Texas House of Representatives with a 92-56 vote with 1 present, not ...
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a third term, defeating the Democratic nominee, former Congressman Beto O'Rourke. [1] All statewide elected offices are currently held by Republicans.
Find everything you need to know about voting in Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas and Kleberg county, including candidates in the 2022 general election.
Following the record turnout of the 2020 election, Texas state legislators moved to change the state's election laws. At start of the 87th Legislative session, over 53 bills restricting access to voting had been introduced in Texas. [10] Ultimately, SB 1 would become the dominant bill for reforming elections.