Accessibility

• Voting facilities and equipment must be accessible to all voters. This includes:
  • Accessible routes for people in wheelchairs or walkers.
  • Voting equipment that provides a practical and effective means for voters with physical disabilities to cast a secret ballot.
• Curbside voting is also available in each of our local counties for voters who are unable to enter the polling location.
• If you have problems voting or registering to vote, Disability Rights Texas hotline is 1-888-796-VOTE (8683)
  (Please note that this phone number is for voting issues only and not for service requests.)
• Additional voting resources:
  • Texas Secretary of State Voting provides information on services available to voters with special needs as well as a hotline 1-800-252-VOTE (8683) TTY 7.1.1
  • Watch an ASL Video on voting rights by Disability Rights Texas.
    

Protections

• Texas Election Code protects voters' right to cast their vote in secret and free from intimidation, including direct confrontation of voters, insulting, offensive, or threatening language, spreading false information about voter requirements, blocking entry to a polling place, attempting to act as a poll watcher without certification, or use or threat of physical force.
• If you are registered to vote but your name does not appear in the list of registered voters, Texas Election Code protects your right to cast a provisional ballot.
• The possession of guns and other weapons are prohibited in a polling place, except for those carried by peace officers.

Reporting Problems

• Contact the Election Protection Hotline:
  • English: 866-OUR-VOTE or 866-687-8683
  • Spanish: 888-VE-Y-VOTA or 888-839-8682
  • Arabic: 844-YALLA-US or 866-925-5287
  • Asian languages: 888-API-VOTE or 888-274-8683
  • ASL (video call): 301-818-VOTE or 301-818-8683

• Voters with disabilities can contact the following voter protection and assistance hotlines:
  • Disability Rights Texas: 888-796-VOTE or 888-796-8683
  • National Association of the Deaf: 1-301-818-VOTE or 1-301-818-8683