March 5th Joint Primary Elections 2/24 K.Agee
The Democrat & Republican parties will be holding their Texas State Primaries on March 5th of this year, with early voting starting on February 20th. As a reminder, residents of Garland’s District 6 can vote at any precinct in Dallas County if that’s more convenient.
You will be asked to choose a party (Republican or Democrat), and will receive a ballot that matches that choice. The idea is for you to choose which candidates make it to the final election ballot on Tuesday November 5th. Choices include the office of US President on down to our local courts.
Although the final day of voting (at walk-in election sites) is March 5th, early voting can be done on these dates:
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Date |
Day of Week |
Time |
|
Feb 20 - 23 |
Tue - Fri |
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
|
Feb 24 |
Sat |
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
|
Feb 25 |
Sun |
Noon – 6 p.m. |
|
Feb 26 – Mar 1 |
Mon - Fri |
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
This link can
help you find where to vote early or vote in person: https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/voterDetails.do. Just be sure to enter your name & address
correctly (in the section called “Am I Registered?”). It also shows your voting precinct and voter i.d. number.
Here is a link to the list of candidates for each party’s Primary: https://candidate.texas-election.com/Elections/getCandidatesBallotOrderInfo.do
These links show the two sample ballots for Dallas County:
Democrat: https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp-content/uploads/Democratic-Party-Sample-Ballot.pdf
Republican: https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp-content/uploads/Republican-Party-Sample-Ballot.pdf
The Texas Tribune is a non-profit news source for political & public policy news. They have a useful page about these elections here: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/15/texas-voting-primary-2024/