Primary Election Tuesday, March 3, 2020
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PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 VOTING BY MAIL REFERENDUMS EARLY VOTING AND CANDIDATE RESPONSES ELECTION DAY LOCATION ON THE ISSUES THAT INFORMATION AFFECT YOU ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT VOTE411.ORG pg. 2 County Elections Voters Guide for Dallas County Voters League of Women Voters of Dallas Helpful Information Websites Telephone Numbers Dallas County Elections Department DallasCountyVotes.org Dallas County Elections Department (469)627-8683 Texas Secretary of State VoteTexas.gov Texas Secretary of State - Elections Division (800) 252-8683 League of Women Voters of Dallas LWVDallas.org League of Women Voters of Dallas (214) 688-4125 League of Women Voters of Texas LWVTexas.org League of Women Voters of Texas (512) 472-1100 Dallas County Democratic Party DallasDemocrats.org League of Women Voters of Irving (972) 251-3161 Dallas County Libertarian Party LPDallas.org League of Women Voters of Richardson (972) 470-0584 Dallas County Republican Party DallasGOP.org Dallas County Green Party Facebook.com/DallasGreens With the exception of the US citizenship certificate, the identification for voters About the Voters Guide aged 18-69 must be current or have expired no more than 4 years before being The Voters Guide is funded and published by the League of Women Voters of presented. For voters 70 or older, the identification may be expired for any Dallas. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization whose mis- length of time. sion is to promote political responsibility through the informed participation of all citizens in their government. The League of Women Voters does not support The name on the photo ID and the name on the voter record must be the same or oppose any candidate or political party. or substantially similar. Texas law allows you to carry this Voters Guide inside the voting booth. Here are the supporting forms of ID that can be presented if the voter does not The Voters Guide lists all candidates who will appear on the ballot in Dallas possess one of the IDs listed above and cannot obtain one due to a reasonable County. Questionnaires were not sent to write-in or Uncontested candidates. impediment. After presenting a supporting forum of ID, the voter must execute Responses to questionnaires sent to precinct chair candidates are not included a Reasonable Impediment Declaration: herein but can be viewed on Vote411.org. Candidate replies are not edited or verified for accuracy. Candidates appearing with no photo did not submit one. •Copy or original of a government document that shows the voter’s name and an address, including the voter’s voter registration certificate; Candidate data for presidential candidates was collected by the League of •Copy of or original current utility bill; Women Voters of the United States. Candidate data for state and district level •Copy of or original bank statement; candidates was collected by the League of Women Voters of Texas. Candidate data for US Congressional District 26 candidates was collected by the League •Copy of or original government check; of Women Voters of Denton. All other candidate data contained herein was •Copy of or original paycheck; or collected by the League of Women Voters of Dallas. •Copy of or original of (a) a certified domestic (from a US state or territory) birth certificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of Voters Guide: Vote411 law which establishes the voter’s identity (which may include a foreign birth document). An electronic League of Women Voters Guide can be viewed on-line at Vote411. org. In it you can view information on the candidates who will appear on your If a voter does not present the acceptable identification, he or she will still be personal ballot side by side, by contest. The same candidate responses that permitted to vote provisionally. The voter will have six days to present accept- appear in the printed Voters Guide also appear in Vote411. Information is also able identification to the Dallas County voter registrar for the voter’s ballot to available in Spanish on Vote411.org except for precinct chair candidates. be accepted. Eligibility for Voting Polling Place Locations You must be a citizen of the United States, registered to vote in the county of Voters registered in Dallas County may vote in person at any of the Dallas your residence 30 days prior to election day, and must be at least 18 years old County polling locations during early voting and on election day. For ad- on election day. You cannot vote if you have been declared by a court exercis- dresses of locations open during early voting and those open on election day, ing probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially men- see DallasCountyVotes.org or call the Dallas County Elections Department at tally incapacitated without the right to vote or are a convicted felon who has (469)627-8683 or email [email protected] . not completed your sentence, probation and/or parole. “Dallas County Votes Anywhere” Photo ID Requirement The Dallas County Elections Department has changed the way voting takes The seven acceptable forms of photo identification for people voting in person place in Dallas County. Voters now cast their ballots on new voting equipment are: and can vote at countywide Vote Centers on election day similar to the way they have voted during early voting in the past. On election day, voters now *Texas driver license issued by Texas DPS have the option to vote at their neighborhood Voter Center or at a Vote Center *Texas personal identification card issued by Texas DPS near where they work, shop or go to school. This program is called “Dallas *Texas concealed handgun license issued by Texas DPS County Votes Anywhere”. *Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by Texas DPS *US military identification card containing the person’s photograph During early voting, Dallas County voters continue to have the option to vote *US passport at any convenient location in Dallas County, as they have in the past. *US citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph © 2020 League of Women Voters of Dallas pg. 3 The voter-marked provisional ballots are kept separately from the regular bal- Early Voting by Mail lots, and the voter’s records will be reviewed by the provisional voting bal- lot board (the early voting ballot board), to determine if the ballot is to be If eligible to vote early by mail, you may request either a Republican or a counted or rejected. Provisional voters will receive a notice in the mail by the Democratic ballot. 10th day after the local canvass advising them if their provisional ballots were counted, and if they were not counted, the reason why. You are eligible to vote early by mail if you are a registered voter who is: Questions on provisional ballots should be directed to (469)627-8683 or email [email protected]. • 65 years of age or older on Election Day • Out of the county during the entire election including early voting • Sick or Disabled Limited Ballot Option • Confined in jail but eligible to vote. If you have moved to a new county and have not re-registered in the new If you are voting early because of an expected absence, you may apply in per- county by the February 3, 2020 deadline, you may be eligible to vote a limited son for a ballot by mail before the Early Voting in Person period begins. ballot in your new county. A limited ballot means that you would be allowed to vote on any candidates and measures in common between your former and If you are voting by mail because you are disabled or are 65 years of age or new county. This procedure is only available during the early voting period older, you may use a single application to request ballots by mail for all county at the main early voting polling place (which is the George L Allen Sr Courts elections in the calendar year. To do so, simply mark “Annual Application” on Bldg – Main Lobby, 600 Commerce St in Dallas). You may NOT vote a limited your application for a ballot by mail when selecting the election for which you ballot on election day. are applying. For details on writing your own application for a ballot by mail, see Dallas- Primary Runoff Election CountyVotes.Org or call (469)627-8683. Early voting for the Primary Runoff Election, if any, will begin Monday May 18, You can get a formal application for a ballot by mail from: 2020 and end Friday May 22, 2020. Election day will be Tuesday May 26, 2020. Consult DallasCountyVotes.org or call (469)627-8683 for information. Mail: Toni Pippins-Poole – Early Voting Clerk Dallas County Elections 1520 Round Table Drive Dallas, Texas 75247 Email: [email protected] for regular applications or [email protected] for FPCA applications Phone or Fax: (469)627-8683 or fax (214)819-6303. The completed application must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by Dallas County Elections Department no later than Friday February 21, 2020. Once you have received and marked your ballot it can be returned. It must be Your vote is your voice. Be a voter. RECEIVED (not postmarked) by Dallas County Elections by 7 p.m. on election day (or by the 5th day after election day if it is mailed from outside the United States). For more information on early voting by mail, contact Dallas County at the above address, email address, phone or Fax number. Special provision for active-duty military or living overseas If you or family members are active-duty military or living overseas, you are welcome to use the regular vote by mail process through your home county, but you can also take advantage of special provisions available to you through the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA).