Williamson County Elections officials want all registered voters to be “vote ready” for the November 3 election. This means reviewing your ballot, making a plan for when and where to vote, and bringing your ID.
Sample ballots are available now on the Elections website. Voters can mark their paper sample ballot to take into the polling location. Mobile phones cannot be brought out and used to review or check information while in the polling location.
Early voting begins Tuesday, October 13, and runs through Friday, October 30. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., except on Sundays when they are open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Early voting locations are listed on the website.
On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any Williamson County registered voter can vote at any of Williamson County’s 57 Vote Center locations. A list of election day Vote Centers can be found here.
To find the closest polling location near you and to check wait times for early voting and Election Day voting, click here.
Remember to bring one of the 7 acceptable forms of photo ID with you when you go to vote. See forms of ID here: https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html.
For those who have requested Ballot by Mail, the Williamson County Elections Department has begun mailing out those ballots. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 23, 2020. To apply, go to https://www.wilco.org/Departments/Elections/Voting-By-Mail. Ballots may be returned by mail, contract carrier or voters may hand-deliver only their own marked mail ballot to the Elections Department, 301 S.E. Inner Loop, Georgetown, Texas, during regular business hours and extended hours during Early Voting and on Election Day. Photo ID laws are applicable to all voters that hand-deliver their ballots and voters hand-delivering a mail ballot must also sign a roster. Ballots may be hand-delivered as soon as it has been received and voted. Voters can track the status of their ballot at https://www.wilco.org/BBMstatus.
Safety protocols will be followed in all voting locations. Poll workers will be required to wear a face covering, and voters are strongly encouraged to wear them as well. Distancing of equipment and those standing in line will be used to avoid people standing closer than 6 feet to one another. Hand sanitizer will be available to use. Equipment will be wiped down regularly. To watch a video on all safety precautions that will be in place, click here.
All voting information is available on the Elections website at www.wilco.org/elections. The Elections phone line will be answered during business hours for additional questions at 512-943-1630.