Texas 2021 Elections
Where to Vote
Registered and eligible voters may vote at ANY early voting location located in the county of residence. You may also look up your early voting location here, a site powered by the Texas Secretary of State.
On Election day, if your county participates in the Countywide Polling Place Program (CWPP), you can vote at any location in your county of registration. If your county does not participate in the CWPP, you can vote at the voting precinct assigned to you.
*You can find your voting precinct location by using "My Voter Page", which will be populated with voting sites two days prior to election day. Election Day voting hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at all polling places statewide. For questions regarding polling places, always consult your County Elections Office. *Your voting precinct number (Pct. No.) is located next to your year of birth on your voter registration certificate.
Fore more information visit www.VoteTexas.gov.
What's on the Ballot
In the 87th regular session, the Texas Legislature passed 8 joint resolutions proposing amendments to the state constitution. The following propositions will be on the upcoming ballot:
(Further analysis may be found here.)
If passed, this amendment would expand the definition of "professional sports team" to include an organization sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women's Professional Rodeo Association, allowing the opportunity to conduct raffles.
(State law already allows charitable raffles to be held at many professional sporting events, including NASCAR races, PGA events, and games hosted by other professional sports teams.)
If passed, this amendment would authorize a county to issue bonds to fund infrastructure and transportation projects in undeveloped and blighted areas, as well as prohibit counties that issue bonds for such purposes from pledging more than 65% of the increase in ad valorem tax revenues to repay the bonds.
This amendment would add a new section of the constitution to prohibit the state or any political subdivision from enacting a law, rule, order, or proclamation that limits religious services or organizations.
This amendment would change the eligibility requirements for the following judicial offices: a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge. Requirements would include:
- Candidates to be residents of Texas as well as citizens of the United States;
- Candidates to have 10 years of experience in Texas as a practicing lawyer or judge of a state or county court for candidates of the supreme court, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, or a court of appeals;
- Candidates to have 8 years of experience in Texas as a practicing lawyer or judge of a state or county court for candidates of a district court;
- Candidates to be disqualified if their license to practice law was revoked or suspended during law was revoked or suspended during the experience requirement; and
- Requirements to be applied to individuals elected or appointed to a term beginning after January 1, 2025.
This amendment authorizes the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to accept and investigate complaints and reports against candidates running for state judicial office.
The amendment would allow residents of nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or state-supported living centers to designate an essential caregiver that may not be prohibited from visiting the resident, (even during a pandemic).
This would amend the Texas Constitution to allow the legislature to extend a homestead tax limit for surviving spouses of disabled individuals as long as the spouse is over 55 years old and resides in the home. (Currently, disabled individuals may apply for a $10,000 homestead tax exemption and a limit on school district property taxes).
This would amend the Texas Constitution to authorize a total residence homestead property tax exemption for a surviving spouse of a member of the armed services who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. (Currently, the constitution grants the exemption to the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services who is killed in action). The new version would also include service members who were fatally injured during military training or other military duties.
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