Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation today extending the early voting period for the Nov. 3 election.
Early voting will now begin on Tuesday, Oct. 3 and continue through Friday, Oct. 30. The proclamation also allows for marked mail-in ballots to be delivered in person to the early voting clerk's office prior to or on Election Day.
"As we respond to COVID-19, the State of Texas is focused on strategies that preserve Texans’ ability to vote in a way that also mitigates the spread of the virus,” Abbott said. “By extending the early voting period and expanding the period in which mail-in ballots can be hand-delivered, Texans will have greater flexibility to cast their ballots, while at the same time protecting themselves and others from COVID-19."
