Election Day in Travis County: Tuesday's Vote Centers Are Open 7 to 7, You Can Vote at Any of Them, and Anyone in Line at 7 Still Votes
Early voting is over. What is left is Tuesday, November 3 — 201 Election Day locations across Travis County, a ballot topped by the U.S. Senate and the governor's race, and a forecast that says bring a rain plan.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and for Travis County voters the rules are the simple ones the county itself publishes: the vote centers are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., any registered Travis County voter can vote at any vote center in the county — there is no assigned precinct room to find — and anyone in line at 7 p.m. can still vote. The county plans 201 Election Day locations, with locations and wait times on VoteTravis.gov.
The ballot is long. Travis County voters will decide the U.S. Senate and U.S. House races, the Texas governor's race and other state offices, the Austin mayor's race, and a run of city, county and district offices and propositions. Early voting closed on Friday, October 30, so Tuesday is the last chance; more than 52 million Americans have already voted nationally, a midterm record, but a Travis County voter who has not yet cast a ballot has exactly one day left to do it.
Two practical notes close the guide. Mail ballots must be postmarked or delivered in person by 7 p.m. on Tuesday — a ballot dropped in a mailbox Tuesday afternoon may not make it, so hand-delivery to the county elections office is the safe route at this hour. And the weather: the station's live feed codes Election Day as rain with a 70 percent precipitation chance, so the center you choose matters less than going early, before the evening lines and the wettest part of the day.
