/tags/vote-by-mail Vote by Mail en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:01:00 GMT /politics/2024-10-21/austin-tx-voting-guide-ballot-polls-rules-travis-hays-williamson-county-election-2024 If you care about the cost of housing in your neighborhood, the way that roads are built and changed, or how much money teachers get paid � these local races are where you can make a difference. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:01:00 GMT /politics/2024-10-21/austin-tx-voting-guide-ballot-polls-rules-travis-hays-williamson-county-election-2024 KUT Staff /politics/2024-09-30/federal-judge-shuts-down-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-voter-fraud-investigation A federal judge has ruled that parts of a sweeping Texas voter security law are unconstitutional, and the state can no longer investigate voter assistance efforts as a criminal act. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:46:57 GMT /politics/2024-09-30/federal-judge-shuts-down-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-voter-fraud-investigation Dan Katz /politics/2022-05-06/early-voting-begins-monday-in-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-vote A couple constitutional amendments and a number of local offices and propositions are on the ballot. Austinites, for example, will have the chance to weigh in on marijuana and police tactics. Fri, 06 May 2022 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2022-05-06/early-voting-begins-monday-in-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-vote KUT Staff /politics/2022-04-25/early-voting-begins-monday-in-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-vote A couple constitutional amendments and a number of local offices and propositions are on the ballot. Austinites, for example, will have the chance to weigh in on marijuana and police tactics. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:11:02 GMT /politics/2022-04-25/early-voting-begins-monday-in-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-vote KUT Staff /politics/2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-during-the-march-1-primary-election According to the state, 12.87% of Democratic mail-in ballots were rejected, and 11.77% of Republican ballots were rejected. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:42:11 GMT /politics/2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-during-the-march-1-primary-election Ashley Lopez /texas/2022-03-16/in-texas-thousands-of-mail-ballots-were-rejected-following-new-id-requirements Perhaps most notably, Harris County rejected a whopping 19% percent of the mail ballots it received, or 6,888 ballots in total. Four years ago the county's rejection rate was about 0.3%. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:23:20 GMT /texas/2022-03-16/in-texas-thousands-of-mail-ballots-were-rejected-following-new-id-requirements Ashley Lopez /politics/2022-03-10/its-official-texas-new-voting-law-led-to-higher-rejection-rates-for-mail-in-ballots-in-central-texas Local election officials say a higher percentage of voters than normal had their ballots rejected because of ID issues. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:58:53 GMT /politics/2022-03-10/its-official-texas-new-voting-law-led-to-higher-rejection-rates-for-mail-in-ballots-in-central-texas Ashley Lopez /politics/2022-03-07/heres-what-the-march-1-primary-taught-us-about-texas-new-voting-law The past election was the first since Texas' controversial new voting law was in effect. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:01:00 GMT /politics/2022-03-07/heres-what-the-march-1-primary-taught-us-about-texas-new-voting-law Ashley Lopez /texas/2022-02-18/harris-county-asks-doj-to-intervene-over-texas-mail-in-ballot-rejections The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:12:49 GMT /texas/2022-02-18/harris-county-asks-doj-to-intervene-over-texas-mail-in-ballot-rejections Paul DeBenedetto /texas/2022-02-15/high-numbers-of-mail-ballots-are-being-rejected-in-texas-under-a-new-state-law In Harris County � home to Houston � election officials so far have sent back to voters nearly 38% of mail-in ballots, citing issues with new state ID requirements. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:20:05 GMT /texas/2022-02-15/high-numbers-of-mail-ballots-are-being-rejected-in-texas-under-a-new-state-law Ashley Lopez