The Last Day For Early Voting In Texas
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Friday is the last day to cast your early ballot across the State of Texas, before the big Election Day arrives on Tuesday. And, as one police officer at a polling station in Dallas said, voters are coming in droves. That station saw nearly 500 people in less than three hours on Friday.
"I wanted to do early voting just to make sure that I got out there and didn't miss it on Election Day, in case something came up," said Dallas voter Mary Grasso. "I think it's really important to do our civic duty and vote."
There are about 40 polling locations in Dallas County and many more across the rest of North Texas. Voters are free to vote at any polling station in their county on Friday, but will have to vote in their actual precinct on Election Day.
Election officials ask that voters bring at least one form of ID to the polls. That can include a driver's license, a current military identification card, or even a license to carry a handgun.
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Voter registration is up by 1.1 million people in Texas compared to the last presidential election. This has been a historic year for early voting as well, with record numbers of people casting their ballots within the last few weeks. Almost 450,000 people have already voted in Tarrant County, and nearly 400,000 people cast early ballots in Dallas County.
Dallas voter Teresa Pereda said that she votes early "mainly to avoid the lines and to make sure that I could vote for the right person." Most polling places in North Texas are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mail-in ballots are also due by Tuesday.