Travis County May 1 Election Day: Your 2021 Voting Guide

Austin TX

28 April, 2021

9:00 AM

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TRAVIS COUNTY, TX — On May 1, Travis County residents will vote for public entities, like cities, schools and county districts, in this year's special elections. Patch has created a guide (just for you) so you can see what's on the ballot, Election Day voting locations and other information you need to know as a Travis County voter. What are the key dates? The last day to register to vote was Thursday, April 1.Early voting ended Tuesday, April 27.If you are voting by mail, mail ballots must be received by Saturday, May 1.Election Day is Saturday, May 1. Am I registered to vote? You can check on the Texas Secretary of State website HERE to see if you are registered to vote. You'll need some basic information like name, date of birth and county to check your status. Here's what to bring to the polls. State law requires registered voters to present one of seven forms of identification in order to vote in person at a polling location. They include: Texas driver's license issued by the Texas Department of Public SafetyTexas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPSTexas personal identification card issued by DPSTexas license to carry a handgun issued by DPSUnited States military identification card containing person's photographUnited States citizenship certificate containing the person's photographUnited States passport Can I vote by mail? The state of Texas only allows registered voters to cast a mail-in ballot in certain circumstances. To be able to vote by mail in Texas you must meet one of the below requirements: be 65 years or olderbe disabledbe out of the county on Election Day and during the period for early voting by personal appearancebe confined in jail, but otherwise eligible If you meet one of these requirements and are registered to vote, download the application from the Texas Secretary of State's website HERE, then mail it to the election administrator in your county. Travis CountyCounty Clerk Dana DeBeauvoirP.O. Box 149325 Austin, TX 78714Have questions? Call the election division at 512-854-4996 or email [email protected] Want to track the status of your mail-in vote? Click HERE. Travis County May 1 Election Day Locations All voting locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Here's a full list of voting locations. Want to know the wait times? Click HERE. What's on the ballot? City of Bee Cave Council MembersVote for none, one, two or three Joann TaylorKevin HightAndrew ClarkAndrew RebberAndrea Willott City of Lakeway Mayor Alain BabinTom Kilgore Council MembersVote for none, one, two or three Keith TreckerSteven ClarkSanjeev KumarKelly BryntesonGretchen Vance Hays ISD Board of Trustees At-Large Donye CurryWill McManusBert Aguin Board of Trustees District 3 Courtney RunkleRichard W. Cronshey Dripping Springs ISD Board of TrusteesVote for none, one, two or three Kay KizziarLynn HensonStephanie HoltzendorfTricia QuinteroShannon O' ConnorStefani ReinoldMary Jane HetrickJeffrey AylstockThaddeus Fortenberry Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees, Place 1 Phillip E. DavisTodd TaylorSpike McBride Board of Trustees, Place 2 Kara BellLauren White Eanes ISD Board of Trustees, Place 4 Nigel StoutJames Spradley Board of Trustees, Place 5 Jennifer ChampagneJen Stevens Pflugerville ISD Board of Trustees, Place 1 Marc GarciaDavid Aguirre Board of Trustees, Place 2 Tony Hanson Propositions These Propositions Will Be On The Ballot In Travis County