Where can you vote, what's on the ballot? Your primary runoff election guide in South Texas
The Texas primary runoff is Tuesday, May 24. Texas voters will decide the final outcome of races in both the Republican and Democratic primary runoffs. Find out what’s on the ballot, early voting locations, Election Day voting locations and other information for voters in Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas and Kleberg counties.
WHAT ARE THE KEY DATES?
The last day to register to vote was Monday, April 25.
Early voting begins Monday, May 16, and ends Friday, May 20.
If you are voting by mail, your application to vote by mail must be received (not postmarked) by Friday, May 13. Mail ballots must be received by Tuesday, May 24.
Election Day is Tuesday, May 24.
AM I REGISTERED TO VOTE?
You can check on the Texas secretary of state website at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/ to see if you are registered to vote. You'll need some basic information like name, date of birth and county to check your status.
WHAT TO BRING TO THE POLLS
State law requires registered voters to present one of seven forms of identification in order to vote in person at a polling location. They include:
Texas driver's license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas election identification certificate issued by DPS
Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
Texas license to carry a handgun issued by DPS
United States military identification card containing person's photograph
United States citizenship certificate containing the person's photograph
United States passport
CAN I VOTE BY MAIL?
The state of Texas only allows registered voters to cast a mail-in ballot in certain circumstances. To be able to vote by mail in Texas, you must meet one of the below requirements:
Be 65 years or older.
Be sick or disabled.
Be out of the county on Election Day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance.
Be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day.
Be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.
If you meet one of these requirements and are registered to vote, download the application from the Texas secretary of state’s website, then mail it to the election administrator in your county.
Nueces County
County Clerk Kara Sands
901 Leopard St., 2nd Floor, Room 201
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
San Patricio County
Elections Administrator Pamela Hill
410 W. Market St.
Sinton, TX 78387
Aransas County
Elections Administrator Kevin Stroud
602 E. Concho St.
Rockport, TX 78382
Kleberg County
County Clerk Stephanie G. Garza
700 E. Kleberg Ave.
Kingsville, TX 78363
WHICH PRIMARY RUNOFF CAN I VOTE IN?
You cannot switch parties if you already voted in one party’s primary in March. If you voted in the Republican primary, you can only vote in the Republican primary runoff, and the same for the Democratic primary runoff.
If you did not vote in either party’s primary in March, you may select either the Democratic or Republican primary runoff to vote.
WHERE CAN YOU VOTE ON ELECTION DAY?
Nueces County
Registered voters must cast their ballots at the following vote centers from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24:
Adkins Middle School, 2402 Ennis Joslin Road
Banquete ISD, 4339 Fourth St., Banquete
Bishop Multipurpose Building, 115 S. Ash Ave., Bishop
Blanche Moore Elementary, 6121 Durant Drive
Club Estates Elementary, 5222 Merganser Drive
David Berlanga Community Center, 1513 Second St., Agua Dulce
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center, 5151 McArdle Road
Driscoll ISD, 315 W. Dragon St., Driscoll
Ethel Eyerly Senior Center, 654 Graham Road
Ellis Memorial Library, 700 W. Ave. A, Port Aransas
Fannin Elementary, 2730 Gollihar Road
Gibson Elementary, 5723 Hampshire Road
Gloria Hicks Elementary, 3602 McArdle Road
Grant Middle School, 4350 Aaron Drive
Greenwood Senior Center, 4040 Greenwood Drive
Hamlin Middle School, 3900 Hamlin Drive
Hilltop Community Center, 11425 Leopard St.
Island Presbyterian Church, 14030 Fortuna Bay Drive
Johnny Calderon Building, 710 E. Main St., Robstown
Kolda Elementary, 3730 Rodd Field Road
Kostoryz Elementary, 3602 Panama Drive
La Retama Central Library, 805 Comanche St.
Lindale Senior Center, 3135 Swantner Drive
London High School, 1306 Farm-to-Market Road 43
Los Encinos Elementary, 1921 Dorado St.
Menger Elementary, 2401 S. Alameda St.
Montclair Elementary, 5241 Kentner St.
Nueces County ESD #4, 5781 Farm-to-Market Road 666, Robstown
Oveal Williams Senior Center, 1414 Martin Luther King Drive
River Hills Baptist Church, 16318 Farm-to-Market Road 624, Robstown
Schanen Estates Elementary, 5717 Killarmet Drive
The Valencia (second floor), 6110 Ayers St.
Veterans Memorial High School, 3750 Cimarron Blvd.
West Oso Junior High School, 5202 Bear Lane
Woodlawn Elementary, 1110 Woodlawn Drive
Zavala Senior Center, 510 Osage St.
San Patricio County
San Patricio County registered voters may cast their ballot at the following vote centers from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24:
San Patricio County Fairgrounds (Meeting Room), 219 W. Fifth St., Sinton
Humble Community Center, 2821 Main St., Ingleside
Portland Community Center, 2000 Billy G. Webb Drive, Portland
Aransas Pass Civic Center, 700 W. Wheeler Ave., Aransas Pass
Mathis City Hall Annex, 401 E. San Patricio Ave., Mathis
Gregory Housing Authority, 103 Granajo St., Gregory
Odem Public Library, 516 Voss Ave., Odem
Taft Kiva Hut, 401 Park St., Taft
Aransas County
Aransas County registered voters may cast their ballot at the Rockport Fire Dept., 212 Gagon St., Rockport, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24.
Kleberg County
Kleberg County registered voters must cast their ballot in the precinct where they are registered to vote (listed on voter ID card), from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24.
Precinct 11, 12, 13, 14: Coastal Bend Fellowship Church Hall, 1500 E. Caesar Ave., Kingsville
Precinct 21, 22, 23, 24: Knights of Columbus Hall Council 3389, 320 Gen. Cavazos Blvd., Kingsville
Precinct 31, 32, 33: St. Gertrude Church, 1120 S. Eighth Street, Kingsville
Precinct 34: Riviera County Building, 103 N. Seventh St., Riviera
Precinct 35: Ricardo Senior Citizen Center, 109 N. Nix St., Ricardo
Precinct 41, 42, 43, 44: Early Voting Annex Office, 720 E. King Ave., Kingsville
WHAT'S ON THE BALLOT?
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
STATE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Mike Collier
Michelle Beckley
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Joe Jaworski
Rochelle Mercedes Garza
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Angel Luis Vega
Janet T. Dudding
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Jay Kleberg
Sandragrace Martinez
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 2
Pete Garcia
Victor Perez
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 27
Morgan LaMantia
Sara Stapleton-Barrera
KLEBERG COUNTY
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT 4
Ofelia "Ofie" Gutierrez
Vanessa Hernandez
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
STATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ken Paxton
George P. Bush
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Dawn Buckingham
Tim Westley
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Wayne Christian
Sarah Stogner
NUECES COUNTY
PRECINCT 81 CHAIR
Eddie Gassman
Barbara Jean Jernegan
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: What you need to know in the Texas primary runoff election