Texans who want to vote in the upcoming Texas primary runoff election have until Monday, to register.
Texas Gov. delayed the upcoming primary runoffs from May to July after the coronavirus pandemic hit the state of Texas.
Voters participating in the Democratic primary will decide the outcome in two statewide races. Most notably, state Sen. , D-Dallas, is facing decorated Air Force veteran MJ Hegar . Whoever wins will go on to face U.S. Sen. , R-Texas, in the fall. The other statewide Democratic primary runoff is for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory agency that oversees the oil and natural gas industry.
Both Republican and Democratic voters will choose the winners in .
Here's how to register to vote:
- First, you should check if you are already registered to vote at your current address. You with your Texas driver鈥檚 license number and date of birth, your first and last names, and the county where you reside, or with your date of birth and Voter Unique Identifier, which you can find on your voter registration certificate.
- If you are not registered to vote, and mail it to the . Your application must be postmarked by Monday.
Early voting starts June 29. Voters who voted in the Republican primary in March cannot cross parties and vote in the Democratic primary 鈥� and vice versa. See the and .
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