AlamoVOTES

In order to vote in Texas, you must be registered with your county of residence. To register in Bexar County, verify your eligibility. Then simply pick up a voter registration application, fill it out completely and legibly, and return it to the Voter Registration Office by October 7, 2024.

Voter Eligibility

• You are eligible to vote if:
• You are a United States citizen.
• You are legally registered to vote in Texas.
• You are at least 18 years old on election day
• You are not a convicted felon. (You may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole.)
• You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

If you think you are already registered to vote in Bexar County go ahead and make sure and check online. You can utilize the Bexar County Registration search online and find your polling location.

Verify Voter Registration and Find Your Polling Location

On Campus

Early voting for the joint general, special, and bond election begins April 22 and runs until Tuesday, April 29.

Early voting is available at each Alamo Colleges campus:

• Northeast Lakeview College 
  Medina CTE Center, Bldg. 800, Room 104 

• Northwest Vista College
  Mountain Laurel Hall, Room 117 

• Palo Alto College
  Palomino Center, Room 110 

• San Antonio College
  Victory Center, Room 117   

• St. Philip’s College
  Watson Fine Arts Center, Morgan Gallery, Room 100 

Other Sites

Residents of Bexar County can visit any early voting site within the County. For a complete list of early voting locations in Bexar County.

Early Voting Sites

 You can also visit VoteTexas.gov website and search the "My Voter Page" two days prior to the first day of early voting. Just be aware that hours of operation may vary depending on the early voting location.

On-Campus Locations

• Northeast Lakeview College
  Medina CTE Center, Bldg. 800, Room 104
  
  
• Northwest Vista College
  Mountain Laurel Hall, Room 117
  
  
• Palo Alto College
  Palomino Center, Room 110
  
  
• St. Philip’s College
  Watson Fine Arts Center, Morgan Gallery, Room 10

On Election day because Bexar County participates in a Countywide Polling Place Program (CWPP), residents of Bexar County can vote at any location in the county.

If you don’t live in Bexar County and your home county does not participate in the CWPP, you can only vote at the voting precinct assigned to you.

Your residence is located in a specific “precinct” or area within the county where you will vote on Election Day. You can find your voting precinct location by looking at your Voter Registration Card or using VoterTexas.org website and use the "My Voter Page", which will be populated with voting sites two days prior to election day.

Additionally, several newspapers publish Election Day polling locations as well. Election Day voting hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at all polling places statewide.

Key tips for your Mail-In Ballot

• Personal ID Number: There were several changes made in 2021 with our election laws. One of the new requirements is that you must include an ID number on the mail-in ballot application. This can be your Texas Driver's License number, your Personal ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. The vast majority of registered voters in Texas have both numbers on their voter registration record, but if you are unsure which number to put you are able to put both just to be safe. The law only requires that one of the numbers matches a number on your voter registration record. Remember: you will need to put this ID number on your application as well as your ballot carrier envelope.
  
  
• Ballot Carrier Envelope: Once you complete your ballot, put it in the white secrecy envelope and place it in the return ballot carrier envelope. Do not seal the envelope yet.

There are several pieces of information that you must provide on your ballot carrier-envelope before you seal the security flap. Just like you did on the application, you must put an ID number your Texas Driver's License, Personal ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security Number in the space provided under the security flap of the envelope. These numbers are required in order for your vote to count.

After you fill this part out, you seal the envelope. The flap protects your personal information as it goes through the mail!

Be sure to sign the carrier envelope. If an assistant or witness helped you with the ballot and carrier-envelope, they must fill out the section of the envelope with their information completely.

• You can correct your ballot. In the past, if you made a mistake when voting by mail, your ballot was rejected, with few — if any — opportunities for a second chance. With the new laws, you have the ability to correct a problem within six days after Election Day.

Adding a phone number or e-mail address to your carrier envelope is the best way for county officials to contact you regarding any issues with your ballot. The Early Voting Ballot Board will reach out if you provide your contact information on your mail ballot materials.

One of the challenges in the March election was many voters forgot to provide a personal ID number on the carrier in the March election. Correcting this is as easy as:

• Going to your elections office to certify your ID information within six days after Election Day; or
• Going to votetexas.gov, and click ‘Track My Ballot’ to confirm your ID information within six days of Election Day

Before you head to the polls, take a moment to get familiar with what’s on your ballot.

Remember, what you see on your ballot will depend on your home address and may include elections for San Antonio Mayor, City Council, and Alamo Colleges District Bond. Previewing a sample ballot ahead of time can make voting easier and less stressful. Here are a few nonpartisan resources you can explore: 

• VoteTexas.gov   

• League of Women Voters  

Polling Locations at the Alamo Colleges

If you are a registered voter in Bexar County, three of our colleges will serve as voting sites during the elections: Northwest Vista College, Palo Alto College and San Antonio College.

F​or additional information, including a list of all Bexar County Early and Election Day Voting Sites please visit the Bexar County Elections Page.

What is electioneering?

Electioneering​ means to advocate or campaign in any way for the support or defeat of a particular candidate for political office or of a particular ballot item at issue in an election, and includes the posting, use or distribution of political signs or literature, including flyers.

Electioneering Guidelines

All those engaging in electioneering at a Alamo Colleges District location on behalf of self, a candidate or a ballot proposition must abide by the following guidelines:

• As provided by state law, electioneering may not occur within 100 feet of the designated polling location.
• Electioneering will be permitted in specifically defined areas adjacent to the polling location, close to the 100-foot marked “no electioneering zone.”
• No person is allowed to electioneer outside of the designated areas; within the 100 feet of the “no electioneering zone,” as prescribed by state law; or inside or directly in front of the entrance to any Alamo Colleges District building entrance.
• Electioneering may only occur only during the times the polling place is open.
• Electioneering signs may be erected in the designated electioneering areas beginning 24-hours before the voting period, but must be removed within 24 hours after the voting period ends. 
• Posting or affixing signs or other electioneering materials on walls, windows, grounds, planters, doors trees, sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, benches, poles, fixtures or any other equipment or surface, except where specifically authorized, is strictly prohibited.
• Campaign posters and flyers may be distributed or posted by Alamo Colleges District students, faculty or staff in accordance with the restrictions outlined above. However, no Alamo Colleges District employee or student may engage in electioneering during work hours, nor may they utilize college resources, including equipment, supplies or services, for electioneering purposes.