Election Day in Austin: Polls Open at 7 a.m., and UT's Closest Vote Centers Are the Texas Union and the LBJ School
Tuesday is the last day to vote in the 2026 midterms. Travis County voters can use any site in the county - and for the campus crowd, three of the closest are an easy walk.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and polls across Travis County are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. A voter does not have to finish voting by 7 p.m. - but must be in line by 7 p.m. to cast a ballot, The Daily Texan explained in its Election Day guide, read in full this cycle. Travis County voters can vote at any polling site in the county, and the county posts results after polls close.
For University of Texas voters, the closest locations are the Texas Union, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and the University Presbyterian Church, a new voting location in West Campus, the Daily Texan reported. The Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility and the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary are also close to campus, and current wait times for every site are posted on the Travis County Elections website.
The practical rules travel with the ballot. Accepted photo IDs include a Texas Driver License, a Texas Election Identification Certificate and a United States Passport, according to the Texas Secretary of State's list carried in the guide; a voter without one can fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and present an alternative form of identification. Electronic devices cannot be used while voting, though paper notes are allowed. Among the races to watch on the campus ballot: state Rep. James Talarico against Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate, Zohaib 'Zo' Qadri's re-election bid in City Council District 9, which covers UT and West Campus, and Proposition I, which would require the city to regularly conduct an independent audit.
