Eligible Texans encouraged to vote early, make a plan to cast a ballot for the March 1 Primary Election
By the Office of Texas Secretary of State John Scott
Mar 1, 2022
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Austin, Texas — Texas Secretary of State John Scott today urged all eligible Texas voters to prepare to vote in the March 1 Primary Election by visiting www.votetexas.gov (available in Spanish) to learn how they can cast a ballot.

What Texas voters need to know for the March 1, 2022 Primary Election

Open Primary Elections in Texas

Texas is an open primary state, which means that voters do not 'register' as members of a particular political party. Rather, eligible Texas voters can cast a ballot in either party's primary election - but not both. Primary Elections are run by the respective parties in each of Texas' 254 counties. Party chairs in each county are responsible for conducting voting on Election Day.

While many county parties contract with the county's elections office to run joint or co-located primary election polling locations on Election Day, some county parties choose to run their own polling locations on Election Day. Contact your county's elections office to verify how the parties in your county will be administering voting on Election Day.

If you vote in a party's Primary Election, you can only vote in that same party's Primary Runoff Election, which takes place on May 24th this year. If you do not vote in either party's Primary Election, you may vote in either party's Primary Runoff Election.

Texans can check to verify their registration status and find polling locations for the upcoming Primary Election by visiting the Texas Secretary of State's My Voter Portal.