Get Out & Vote!


Early voting for the November 2008 elections has begun and anyone can take advantage of it.  There are two ways to vote early in Texas.

1. Early Voting in person- now thru Oct. 31st

Early voting in person may be easier than you think. You don't have to stand in long lines on Election Day. Registered voters may vote early at a location convenient to them within their political subdivision. Early voting in person generally starts 17 days before each election and ends 4 days before each election. Early voting for the May uniform election date begins 12 days before the election and ends on the 4th day before the election. If you can drive or if you have a friend or relative who can drive you, you don't even have to get out of the car. Call ahead to notify the early voting clerk that you want to vote from your car. This procedure is called "curbside voting" and is available to any voter who has difficulty walking or standing for long periods. The election official will bring your ballot to your car outside the polling place. Curbside voting is available during early voting and on Election Day. State and Federal law requires all early and Election Day polling locations to be physically accessible to voters with disabilities. Call your election official for information on your particular voting sites.
2. Early Voting by mail-

You may vote early by mail if you are:
Going to be away from your county on Election Day and during early voting;
Sick or disabled;
65 years of age or older on Election Day; or
Confined in jail, but eligible to vote.
Applications for a ballot by mail must be submitted to the early voting clerk on or after the 60th day before Election Day and before the close of business on the 7th day before Election Day. If the 7th day is a weekend, the last day to submit an application is the preceding Friday.

If you are voting early by mail, you must send your application by:
Regular mail;
Common or contract carrier; or
FAX (if a FAX machine is available to the early voting clerk and if you are submitting your application from outside the county).

Here are lists of early voting polling places for Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Rockwall counties, but you can find other Texas counties by going to: www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/links.shtml#County

Be sure to check with your local polling place for times.

DALLAS COUNTY
Addison Fire Station #1
4798 Airport Pkwy
Addison 75001

Audelia Road Library
10045 Audelia Rd
Dallas 75238

DeSoto East Middle School
601 E Belt Line Rd
DeSoto 75115

Duncanville Library
201 James Collins Blvd.
Duncanville 75116

Dunford Recreation Center
1015 Green Canyon Dr.
Mesquite 75150

Fretz Park Recreation Center
6950 Belt Line Road
Dallas 75254

Garland City Hall
200 N. Fifth Street
Garland 75040

Boze Secondary Learning Center 
(Replaces Grand Prairie Development Center)
202 College Avenue
Grand Prairie 75050

Grauwyler Park Rec Center
7780 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas 75235

Harry Stone Recreation Center
2403 Millmar Dr.
Dallas 75228

Irving City Hall
825 W. Irving Blvd
Irving 75060

Josey Ranch Library
1700 Keller Springs Rd.
Carrollton 75006

Lancaster Library
1600 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Lancaster 75134

Martin Luther King Jr Core Bldg.
2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Dallas 75215

Martin Weiss Recreation Center
1111 Martindell Ave
Dallas 75211

Northway Baptist Church
3877 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas 75229

Oak Cliff Sub-Courthouse
410 S. Beckley Ave.
Dallas 75203

Our Redeemer Lutheran
7611 Park Lane
Dallas 75225

Pleasant Oaks Recreation Center
8701 Greenmound Ave.
Dallas 75227

Records Building
509 Main Street
Dallas 75202

Richardson Civic Center
411 W. Arapaho Rd.
Richardson 75080

Rowlett Library
3900 Main Street
Rowlett 75088

St Luke Community Life Center
(Replaces Samuell Grand Rec Ctr)
6211 E Grand Ave
Dallas 75223

Valley Ranch Library
401 Cimarron Trail
Irving 75063

Veterans Medical Center (Main Lobby)
4500 S Lancaster
Dallas 75216

West Dallas Multipurpose Center
2828 Fish Trap Rd
Dallas 75212

TARRANT COUNTY
Tarrant County Elections Center
2700 Premier Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76111

Bob Duncan Community Center
2800 South Center Street
Arlington, Texas 76014

Elzie Odom Recreation Center
1601 NE Green Oaks Blvd
Arlington, Texas 76006

Fire Training Center
5501 Ron McAndrew Drive
Arlington, Texas 76013

Southeast Sub-Courthouse
700 E Abram Street
Arlington, Texas 76010

South Service Center
1100 SW Green Oaks Boulevard
Arlington, Texas 76017

B. J. Clark Annex
Room 4
603 Southeast Parkway
Azle, Texas 76020

Benbrook YMCA
1899 Winscott Road
Benbrook, Texas 76126

Colleyville City Hall
100 Main Street
Colleyville, Texas 76034

Crowley Community Center
900 East Glendale Street
Crowley, Texas 76036

Dalworthington Gardens City Hall
2600 Roosevelt Drive
Dalworthington Gardens, Texas 76016

Euless Public Library
201 North Ector Drive
Euless, Texas 76039
Forest Hill

Mahaney Community Center
6800 Forest Hill Drive
Forest Hill, Texas 76140
Fort Worth

Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library
1300 Northeast 35th Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76106

Griffin Sub-Courthouse
3212 Miller Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76119

16. Handley-Meadowbrook Community Center
6201 Beaty Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76112

Lake Como Area Council
3507 Horne Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Summerglen Branch Library
4205 Basswood Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76137

Southside Community Center
959 East Rosedale Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Southwest Community Center
6300 Welch Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76133

Southwest Sub-Courthouse
6551 Granbury Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76133

Tarrant County Plaza Building
201 Burnett Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Villages of Woodland Springs
Amenity Building
12209 Timberland Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76248

Worth Heights Community Center
3551 New York Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76110

Starrett Elementary School
2675 Fairmont Drive
Grand Prairie, Texas 75052

Grapevine Community Activities Center
1175 Municipal Way
Grapevine, Texas 76051

Haltom City Recreation Center
4839 Broadway Avenue
Haltom City, Texas 76117

Hurst Recreation Center
700 Mary Drive
Hurst, Texas 76053

Northeast Sub-Courthouse
645 Grapevine Highway
Hurst, Texas 76054

Keller Town Hall
1100 Bear Creek Parkway
Keller, Texas 76248

Kennedale Community Center
316 West 3rd Street
Kennedale, Texas 76060

Northwest Sheriff’s Patrol
6651 Lake Worth Blvd
Lake Worth, Texas 76135

Mansfield Sub-Courthouse
1100 East Broad Street
Mansfield, Texas 76063

North Richland Hills Recreation Center
6720 Northeast Loop 820
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180

Saginaw City Hall
333 West McLeroy Boulevard
Saginaw, Texas 76179

Southlake Town Hall
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas 76092

White Settlement Recreation Center
8213 White Settlement Road
White Settlement, Texas 76108

COLLIN COUNTY
Main Early Voting Location 
2010 Redbud Drive, Suite 102  
McKinney

Allen Municipal Courts Facility
301 Century Pkwy.
Allen
Collin County Government Center
210 S. McDonald St
McKinney

Carpenter Park Recreation Center
6701 Coit Road
Plano

CCCCD-Preston Ridge Campus
9700 Wade Blvd.
Frisco

CCCCD-Spring Creek Campus
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy
Plano

Christ United Methodist Church
3101 Coit  
Plano

Harrington Library
1501 18th St
Plano

Murphy City Hall
206 North Murphy Rd
Murphy

PISD Administration Center
2700 W. 15th St
Plano

Parr Library
6200 Windhaven Parkway
Plano

Renner Frankford Library
6400 Frankford
Dallas

Wylie Municipal Building
2000 N. Hwy 78
Wylie


ROCKWALL COUNTY
HEATH CITY HALL
200 LAURENCE
HEATH

ROCKWALL ELECTIONS OFFICE
107 E. KAUFMAN
ROCKWALL

LAKE POINTE MEDICAL CENTER
6800 SCENIC DR
ROWLETT

ROYSE CITY HALL
305 N. ARCH
ROYSE CITY

FATE COMMUNITY ROOM
104 S. W.E. CRAWFORD
FATE


You can also find more information on election day polling places at: voterinfo.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/Introduction.jsp  

Would you like to see a sample ballot before you go to vote? Check here: voterinfo.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionBallotPDF.jsp      

 

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