What are my rights at the polls in Texas?

A voter who is physically unable to enter the polling place may vote curbside. An election officer brings a ballot to the curb or the voter's car, the voter marks it and returns it to the officer, or a companion may deliver it.

Every polling place must have a reserved curbside voting area no smaller than one parking space, with signage and a means for a curbside voter to notify election officers, such as a posted phone number or a button or intercom. You can request curbside voting by calling or texting the number on the sign or by using the button or intercom where one is provided.

House Bill 521, effective September 1, 2025, requires curbside voters to execute an attestation of physical inability to enter the polling place. Two election workers of different parties must assist. Loitering within 20 feet of curbside voting spaces is prohibited.

In October 2024, U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez struck down four voter assistance restrictions in Texas Senate Bill 1, including its ban on compensating assisters, a required oath under penalty of perjury, disclosure requirements, and door-to-door assistance limits. He found they violated Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act. Because of the timing, the forms stayed in place for the November 2024 election but prosecution was blocked.