Early voting for the high-profile runoff election<\/a> for the Texas Senate opens Wednesday.<\/p>\n Texas Senate District 9 covers most of Tarrant County and sees candidates Taylor Rehmet, a Fort Worth Democrat, and Leigh Wambsganss, a Southlake Republican, vying for the seat. Election Day for the runoff is Jan. 31.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know.\u00a0<\/p>\n Early voting is Jan. 21-27<\/a> at the following times:<\/p>\n Early voting locations can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tarrant County residents can check if they live in Senate District 9 here<\/a>. Voter registration status and sample ballots can be found on \u00a0this page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Election Day, voting runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at these locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n The runoff election was triggered after neither Rehmet nor Wambsganss clai<\/a>m<\/a>ed over 50% of the vote<\/a> in a three-way November race.\u00a0<\/p>\n That election saw record-high turnout<\/a> for an odd-numbered year election \u2014 a trend political experts attributed greatly to the Senate race.<\/p>\n Rehmet took the lead and came about 2-percentage points shy of winning outright, while Wambsganss split the GOP vote with her Republican opponent.<\/p>\n The winner on Jan. 31 will serve the remainder of now-acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock\u2019s term, which runs through the end of the year. Candidates have already filed for a prospective rematch for a full four-year term in the Legislature in the March primaries.<\/p>\n In order to cast a ballot, voters must present one of seven valid photo IDs:<\/p>\n If a voter doesn\u2019t have an acceptable photo ID and cannot reasonably obtain one, they must fill out a reasonable impediment declaration form<\/a> and present a copy or original of one of the following:<\/p>\n Drew Shaw is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at drew.shaw@fortworthreport.org<\/a> or @shawlings601<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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