Election day is Tuesday. Here's a guide to voting in Texas

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Election Day in the 2024 general election is almost upon us after 12 days of early voting.

Voters in Bexar County will have more than 300 locations to choose from to cast their ballots on Tuesday.

Bexar County voters can get moving EVERY polling station Tuesdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

If you are not sure if you are registered, you can click here to check.

After 12 days of early voting, voters in Bexar County more than cast their ballots 603,000 Voting by mail or in person – voter turnout so far of almost 46.6%according to the Texas Department of State.

Election night live updates:

KSAT anchors Steve Sppriester, Myra Arthur and Stephania Jimenez will host a livestream Tuesday, November 5th at 6:30 p.m with real-time election results for the presidential election. The live stream will be available on KSAT Plus, KSAT.com and KSAT's YouTube channel.

Candidates, elected officials, reporters and guests will join the stream in the KSAT newsroom and at watch parties across the region. We'll cover all the major races and more.

Panelists for the livestream are:

• Molly Cox, co-founder of Vote210 and consultant

• Demonte Alexander, a military veteran and local political advisor

• Kevin Wolff, former Bexar County District 3 commissioner

• Jon Taylor, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at UTSA

Where can I find election results?

KSAT will post the election results on our homepage and our Vote 2024 page.

You can also check election results on these websites:

Voting centers:

Polling stations, which include schools, libraries, churches, town halls and community centers, are open as of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on Tuesday.

Click here to read a full list of vote centers.

With some campus locations acting as polling locations, several schools canceled classes on Tuesday.

List of school districts that will not have classes on Election Day:

• Northside ISD: Student Holiday and Workforce Development Day.

• North East ISD: Student Holiday and Workforce Development Day.

• Judson ISD: Student Holiday and Workforce Development Day.

• East Central ISD: Employee and Student Leave.

• Southwest ISD: Student Holiday and Workforce Development Day.

• IDEA Public Schools: District vacation.

Districts decided to give students Tuesday off because of concerns about school safety and elections.

What if I live outside of Bexar County?

Depending on where you live, you may be able to vote at any polling place in your county on Election Day, or you may be required to vote in your specific precinct.

Atascosa, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, DeWitt, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Kendall, Medina and Uvalde counties are approved to use the statewide polling place program, which allows users to vote anywhere in their county during early voting and on Election Day.

If you do not live in one of these counties or would prefer to vote at your voting center, you can check your polling location in your county or on the Secretary of State's website.

Which races are on the ballot?

The most talked about race is, of course, the race that will decide who will be president and vice president for the next four years.

Texas recognizes four political parties: the Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Libertarian Party and the Republican Party.

Here are your choices when voting in November:

• Donald J. Trump/JD Vance (R)

• Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)

• Chase Oliver/Mike Ter Maat (left)

• Jill Stein/Rudolph Ware (G)

Other candidates on the ballot include U.S. Senate, congressional and state legislative positions, the State Board of Education, the Texas Railroad Commission and judicial seats.

>> VOTE: Sample ballots for the November presidential election in Bexar County

Bexar County voters will also elect candidates for sheriff, county commissioner, constable and others. Also on the ballot are San Antonio charter changes and municipal and school board elections.

If you are registered to vote in Bexar County, you can view the sample ballot here.

Otherwise, you can check your county's ballot here on the Texas Secretary of State's website.

You can enter your address on the Texas Legislature website and get a list of your state and federal representatives.

What do I need to bring with me to the polling station?

Acceptable forms of identification include a Texas driver's license, a DPS-issued Texas Election Identification Certificate, a DPS-issued Texas ID card, a DPS-issued Texas handgun driver's license, a U.S. military ID card with photo, a U.S. citizenship certificate, a photo, or a U.S. passport .

Options exist if residents do not have any of the acceptable forms of identification and cannot reasonably obtain one.

They may complete a Reasonable Barrier Declaration at their polling location and provide one of the following documents:

• Copy or original of a government document showing the voter's name and address, including the voter registration certificate

• Copy or original of the current electricity bill

• Copy or original bank statement

• Copy or original of government check

• Copy or original of paycheck

• A copy or original of (a) a certified domestic birth certificate (from a U.S. state or territory), or (b) a court-admissible birth certificate verifying the voter's identity (including a foreign birth certificate)

What can't I bring with me to the election?

Unless you are a peace officer, Texas Penal Code Section 46.03(a) generally prohibits a person from bringing a firearm onto the premises of a polling place.

Voters are not permitted to use the following wireless communications devices within 100 feet of polling places:

• Mobile phones

• Cameras

• Tablet computer

• laptop computer

• Sound recorder

• Any device that can communicate wirelessly or be used to record sound or images

Voters may not wear clothing or bring signs expressing preference for or against a candidate, measure or political party within 100 feet of the polling place.

voters Are You are permitted to bring written materials to help you vote. This allows you to make notes about the candidates in advance and use them as a reference when voting, as long as they are not visible to other voters or used to elect a candidate.

How do I vote?

The type of system you vote on depends on where you live. Here is a quick summary of the different voting methods:

(The following information comes directly from the Secretary of State's Office.)

• Hand-marked paper ballots are still used as the primary voting method in a number of Texas counties. Voters mark their ballot by hand with an indelible marker (a marker that cannot be erased) or a pen and place the finished ballot in a ballot box. The local election workers then count the votes by hand.

• Ballot marking machines are electronic devices that allow voters to make their choice electronically on the device and print a ballot containing that choice. The printed ballot is then placed in a ballot box for manual counting or in an optical scanning system for automatic counting.

• Optical scanning voting systems allow voters to mark their choice either on pre-printed ballots by connecting “arrows” or filling out “bubbles” next to candidates' names, or on electronic ballot machines by making their selections electronically on the machine and printing out a ballot , which contains the selection from this device. The paper ballot is then fed into an electronic ballot counter, which then counts the marked “bubbles” or “arrows” on each ballot and automatically calculates the total for each candidate and/or issue.

• DREs (Direct Recording Electronic Systems) allow voters to electronically record their decisions directly on the device. There are different types of DREs (some have a dial, some have a touchscreen), but essentially they all allow voters to switch back and forth between screens (ballot pages) to select the candidates and/or issues for which you want to vote. Once a voter makes their choice, the DRE provides a summary screen that presents those decisions and gives the voter the opportunity to go back and make changes before clicking the Vote or Cast Ballot button. One of the advantages of a DRE system is that it prevents “over-voting”; That is, it prevents the voter from choosing two candidates or options in a race where only one is eligible. Additionally, a DRE gives the voter the opportunity to correct “undervotes,” or failure to select a candidate or option in a race.

Each voting location must provide at least one accessible voting system that allows blind, elderly, physically disabled and non-literate Texans to vote independently and privately.

Texas has certified voting systems from two different vendors: Election Systems & Software (ES&S) and Hart InterCivic.

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