Texans: The deadline to register to vote in the July 14 election is Monday
Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the July 14 primary runoff and the Fort Worth half-cent sales tax for police.
Tarrant Elections Administrator Heider Garcia recommends that people visit tarrantcounty.com to see if they are registered if there’s any doubt.
As of Friday, 1,168,421 people were registered to vote in Tarrant County, which up from the 1,160,856 who were registered to vote in the March primary.
Early voting for the July election runs from June 29 to July 10.
Here’s what will be on the July 14 runoff and local election ballot in Tarrant County.
▪ Democrats will choose between Mary “MJ” Hegar and Royce West for U.S. Senate; Kim Olson and Candace Valenzuela for U.S. Rep. District 24; Roberto R. “Beto” Alonzo and Chrysta Castañeda for railroad commissioner; and John Wright and Pedro “Pete” Munoz for County Constable Precinct 5.
▪ Republicans will choose between Elizabeth Beach and Brian Walker for the 2nd Court of Appeals District Place 7 and Jonathan Grummer and John Brieger for Precinct Chair 3990.
▪ Fort Worth residents will vote whether to continue a half-cent sales tax for police for 10 years.
To register to vote in Texas, a person must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 by Election Day, can’t be a convicted felon (unless the sentence has been completed, including parole or probation) and can’t have been declared mentally incapacitated by a court.
Voter registration applications are available online, at the Tarrant County Elections Administration and at subcourthouses, city halls, libraries and post offices. They must be postmarked or dropped off at the election office by the end of business Monday.
Sample ballots can be found on the Tarrant County Elections website.
For more election information, call the Tarrant Elections Office at 817-831-8683.
This story was originally published June 15, 2020 at 12:00 AM.
