STATEWIDE — Early voting across the state is a chance for voters in Texas to make their voices heard ahead of election day.

More than three times as many people cast a ballot during the early voting period a year ago for the general election — 78 percent compared to 21 percent of votes cast on election day itself.

Now this is a voter ID state, so folks will have to present one of seven acceptable forms of ID when they show up at their polling stations.

To find out where you’re eligible to vote, visit amiregistered.gov.

The state of Texas has made some accommodations to voters affected by Hurricane Harvey. Counties covered by the governor’s disaster declaration have the ability to vote a provisional ballot without an identification.

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From now through the 29th, the Texas Department of Public Safety is issuing free replacement driver's licenses for residents of those counties.

For displaced residents, state law allows evacuees to claim old addresses as your home if you have intentions to return at some point in the future.

Another deadline to keep in mind is Oct. 27 — It’s the last day for the early voting clerk to receive an application for a ballot by mail. The rules for that are a little different.

Only specific reasons entitle a registered voter to vote early by mail (no longer called absentee voting).

You may request a ballot by mail if you:

  1. will be away from your county on Election Day and during the hours that early voting is conducted;
  2. are sick or disabled;
  3. are 65 years of age or older on Election Day; or
  4. are confined in jail.

Those ballots must be received by the early voting clerk by Nov. 13. Finally the last day for early voting is Nov. 3.

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