The next 5 November presidential elections in the United States. In some states, such as Texasit is culturally and socially acceptable to possess guns. For this reason, you must buy a special permission called “Texas handgun license”. This photo document, like many others, Is it used to cast a vote?
Vote in Texas requires a valid ID. Among them, The firearms license is one of the documents accepted as an officer to be paid. However, this is not the only form of identification and there are several other options that voters can present when they arrive at the polls.
The Lone Star State asks voters present Photo ID allowed be able to cast your vote regularly. According to the Texas Government, there are seven types of documents which meets this requirement:
These documents allow citizens to vote without the need for additional procedures. Most of them must be current, however some past documents are accepteddepending on the age of the voter. For example, citizens between 18 and 69 years old can present IDs that expired up to four years earlier, while those over 70 can use expired documents for a longer period of time.
In the case of citizens who do not have any of the aforementioned certificates, or cannot obtain one, The law allows the use of joint documents. Voters need this file “Proof of Reasonable Barrier”which is a signed document explaining why they were unable to obtain a valid photo ID.
In addition to this proof, they must accompanied by one of the following supporting documents:
This option allowing voters to participate in elections without the need for official identificationas long as they give a valid reason why they couldn’t get it. The purpose is to facilitate electoral participation for those who have barriers to meeting the photo identification requirement.
It is common for some voters to forget to bring their ID with them on polling day. In this case, If the voter has one of the seven types of documents, but does not have them at hand, You can choose to vote provisionally. That is, the ballot will be stopped and counted only if, Within the next six days, the citizen presents his identity at the electoral register office of your county.
There is another option return to the polling station before the polls close and submit the forgotten identity, which allows the citizen to cast the ordinary vote instead of a provisional vote.
