Tuesday is primary election day across the state.
Here are 7 things you need to know when you go to the polls Tuesday:
1. The primaries are conducted by the Republican and Democratic parties, not the county. The county election office is the facilitator for the joint election.
2. Statewide, the polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You must vote in the county in which you live and are registered.
3. In Victoria County, registered voters can vote at any of the county’s 32 polling places.
4. To vote you will need to show a form of identification such as your Texas driver’s license, Texas ID, passport or military ID card.
5. Those who wish to submit vote-by mail ballots must do so at the county elections office, 2805 N. Navarro St. Suite 500, inside the Dr. Pattie Dodson Public Health Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The elections office is having problems with some vote-by-mail ballots because not everyone is putting their identification on the ballots when they return them. Under the new SB1 law the voter’s ID is required in a designated place on the envelope.
The affected voters have been sent a notice asking them to correct the problems by March 1. As of Friday, 287 ballots are being rejected if they are not corrected by Tuesday, according to a news release from the elections administrator’s office.
6. Sample ballots and the League of Women Voters of Texas voter guides are available on the county elections office website, www.vctxelections.org.
7. To read more about the candidates in your county and to keep up with results Tuesday night go to
victoriaadvocate. and click on Election Central.
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