Early voting starts Monday: Here's where to vote, what you need to know about voting.

Mateo Rosiles, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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Early voting in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Special Elections starts on Oct. 23 until Nov.3. Election day is on Nov. 7.
Early voting in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Special Elections starts on Oct. 23 until Nov.3. Election day is on Nov. 7.

With early voting in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Special Elections lasting from Monday, Oct. 23 until Friday, Nov. 3, here is what you need to know about where to vote, how to vote and what you need to bring to the ballot box.

Early voting locations in Lubbock and Lubbock County

According to VoteLubbock.org, all polling places will operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during early voting except on Sunday, Oct. 29, when polling sites will operate from noon. to 6 p.m.

Lubbock

  • Lubbock County Elections Offices — 1308 Crickets Ave., Lubbock, TX 79401

  • Texas Tech University Student Recreation Center — Hartford Ave & Main Street, Lubbock, TX 79409

  • United — 2630 Parkway Dr., Lubbock, TX 79403

  • United — 401 Slide Rd., Lubbock, TX 79416

  • United — 6313 4th St., Lubbock, TX 79416

  • United — 1701 50th St., Lubbock, TX 79412

  • United — 2703 82nd St. Lubbock, TX 79423

  • United — 8010 Frankford Ave., Lubbock TX 79424

  • United — 12815 Indiana Ave., Lubbock TX 79423

  • United — 11310 Slide Rd., Lubbock TX 79424

  • Amigos — 112 N University Ave., Lubbock TX 79415

  • Market Street — 4425 19th St., Lubbock TX 79407

  • Market Street — 3405 50th St., Lubbock TX 79413

  • Market Street — 4203 98th St., Lubbock TX 79423

Lubbock County

  • Abernathy City Hall — 811 Avenue D, Abernathy, TX 79311

  • Casey Administration Building — 501 7th Street, Wolfforth, TX 79382

  • Idalou Community Center — 202 W. 7th Street, Idalou, TX 79329

  • New Deal Community Clubhouse — 309 S. Monroe Avenue, New Deal, TX 79403

  • Rosevelt ISD Arena — 1301 CR 3300, Lubbock, TX 79403

  • Shallowater Community Center — 900 Avenue H, Shallowater, TX 79363

  • Slaton Community Clubhouse — 750 W Garza St, Slaton TX 79364

What to bring to the ballot box

Lubbock County Elections offer shows the new voting machines, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022.
Lubbock County Elections offer shows the new voting machines, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022.

According to the Texas Secretary of State, voters can bring one of seven approved forms of ID from the following list:

  • Texas Driver License

  • Texas Election ID Certificate

  • Texas Personal ID Card

  • Texas Handgun License

  • U.S. Citizenship Certificate with photo

  • U.S. Military ID Card

  • U.S. passport (book or card)

Using Lubbock's new voting machines

The Lubbock County Elections Office is also reminding voters that casting a ballot during the upcoming election in November will look a little different this time.

Roxzine Stinson, Lubbock County's elections administrator, told the Avalanche-Journal in August 2022 that voting will still be done on electronic kiosks; however, a piece of paper will be printed off and needs to be fed into a scanner as part of a state-mandated effort to have a paper backup for voting.

"(If) you walk out that door with your piece of paper, you took vote with you," Stinson said. "You have to cast your vote in the precinct scanner."

The new paper-based system was implemented after Texas lawmakers last year passed a law requiring counties to have a paper method for voting - a move that supporters said aimed to prevent voter fraud.

Lubbock County Commissioners voted in January 2022 to spend about $4.1 million to acquire the new system, the Avalanche-Journal reported at the time.

Lubbock County adds paper backup to voting system

The paper-based system, Stinson said, leaves a paper trail that allows the elections office to conduct comprehensive audits. The added step will only add a few seconds to the whole process, she said.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Where to early vote in Lubbock, Lubbock County for Nov. 7 election