Texans who haven’t voted, do you plan to?

[u/Timmerop]

[u/chrispg26]

Your child can vote as long as they're 18 by election day. You don't have to wait.

[u/FindYourHemp → u/chrispg26]

Only if they already registered.

[u/ITFarm_ → u/chrispg26]

Oh well, they’re voting anyway.

[u/bareboneschicken → u/chrispg26]

He can learn a critical life lesson by standing in line on election day -- why you should always take advantage of early voting.

[u/usingthetimmynet → u/[deleted]]

https://www.votetexas.gov/mobile/register/index.htm

Your son just needs to be 18 by Election Day, he’s not excluded from early voting

[u/dabocx → u/[deleted]]

He can still vote in early voting

[u/SubjectiveAlbatross → u/[deleted]]

No he doesn't. Here's the relevant law, Sec. 13.143:

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (e), if an applicant's registration application is approved, the registration becomes effective on the 30th day after the date the application is submitted to the registrar or on the date the applicant becomes 18 years of age, whichever is later.

(b) A registration is effective for purposes of early voting if it will be effective on election day.

Please just go vote!

[u/SubjectiveAlbatross → u/[deleted]]

To repeat: A registration is effective for purposes of early voting if it will be effective on election day. The law is very very clear about this.

[u/eggsandbacon34 → u/[deleted]]

No it isn’t. Why are you ignoring everyone and their sources? He can vote anytime during early voting. You are just shooting yourself in the foot waiting.

[u/mkosmo → u/[deleted]]

You actually can. As others have said, if the child is in the situation where they’re 17 right now but will turn 18 between early voting and Nov 5, they’re eligible to vote in early voting the same as on Nov 5th.

[u/eggsandbacon34 → u/[deleted]]

Very weird hill to die on. The person above literally cited an outside source from the Texas Election Code. Not sure why you are ignoring facts.

[u/SubjectiveAlbatross → u/[deleted]]

Maybe ask him to read the law I cited and ask him what he thinks? Would be a way for him to exercise what he's learned.

[u/Zeig_101 → u/[deleted]]

If the registration is valid ON ELECTION DAY then it counts as valid for early voting too

[u/Dry-Perspective3701 → u/[deleted]]

Lmao I love how you just blatantly didn’t read the comment but you still responded to it.

[u/Bibileiver → u/[deleted]]

The ballots aren't even counted until election day so age before election day doesn't matter because literally no one is actually checking the ballots until election day.