{"id":1422,"date":"2024-11-07T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T22:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/?post_type=press&#038;p=1422"},"modified":"2024-11-07T16:12:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T22:12:57","slug":"media-advisory-deadline-to-cure-texas-mail-ballots-ends-tuesday-november-12-at-5-p-m","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/press\/media-advisory-deadline-to-cure-texas-mail-ballots-ends-tuesday-november-12-at-5-p-m\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: Deadline to Cure Texas Mail Ballots Ends Tuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m."},"template":"","class_list":["post-1422","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","press_type":false,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":52},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<b>WHAT:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> After the general election, voters who have a signature issue with their vote-by-mail ballot or who voted a provisional ballot have until 5 pm on Tuesday, November 12 to fix (or \u201ccure\u201d) the issue if they want to ensure their ballot will be counted.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe need every Texan to have their voices heard in this election, which is why those who voted-by-mail should use the ballot tracking tool to ensure their ballot was received without issue,\u201d said <\/span><b>Anthony Gutierrez, Common Cause Texas\u2019s executive director.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cTexas\u2019s County Elections Departments should notify vote-by-mail voters if there is a problem with the signature on their ballot, but it's important for voters to check their ballot status online in case they missed the notification.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>WHEN: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday November 12, 5:00 pm.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>HOW: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters who voted provisional ballots because of voter ID issues or who had issues with their vote-by-mail ballot now have an opportunity to cure, or fix, their ballots, but must do so before 5 p.m. on November 12.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To cure an issue on their vote-by-mail ballot, voters need to:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track their ballot via the online tracker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov\/BallotTrackerApp\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or call their county using contact information <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/elections\/voter\/votregduties.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see if there was an issue.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cure any issue using the instructions provided by your county.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To cure an ID issue that caused a voter to cast a provisional ballot, voters need to:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call their County Elections Department (find their contact information <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/elections\/voter\/votregduties.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring in their ID as instructed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign the form provided by the elections office by 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 12<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters should be contacted by elections officials if there is a problem with their vote-by-mail ballot. Common Cause Texas strongly advises voters to track their mail ballot themselves by calling their county Elections office or using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov\/BallotTrackerApp\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the online tracker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you voted provisionally because you were unable to show ID at the polling place <\/span><b>and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you did not sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration, you should call your County\u2019s Elections office for instructions on what documentation is required to ensure their ballot can be counted. They will likely have you come in to show proper ID. You must complete this process within six days after the election. Because of Monday\u2019s holiday, you must complete this process by the end of the day on Tuesday, November 12.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone with questions can also call or text the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE, or 866-687-8683, with questions about the process or to report issues.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MEDIA ADVISORY: Deadline to Cure Texas Mail Ballots Ends Tuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m. - Common Cause Texas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/press\/media-advisory-deadline-to-cure-texas-mail-ballots-ends-tuesday-november-12-at-5-p-m\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MEDIA ADVISORY: Deadline to Cure Texas Mail Ballots Ends Tuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/press\/media-advisory-deadline-to-cure-texas-mail-ballots-ends-tuesday-november-12-at-5-p-m\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Texas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-07T22:12:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/common-cause-share-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/press\/media-advisory-deadline-to-cure-texas-mail-ballots-ends-tuesday-november-12-at-5-p-m\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/press\/media-advisory-deadline-to-cure-texas-mail-ballots-ends-tuesday-november-12-at-5-p-m\/\",\"name\":\"MEDIA ADVISORY: Deadline to Cure Texas Mail Ballots Ends Tuesday, November 12 at 5 p.m. - 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