Early voting starts Monday for Texas’ primary runoff elections and will run through May 22.

This runoff election will settle races from the March primary where no candidate won by more than 50% of the vote. In Travis County, the ballots for both parties are short, but there are some key elections happening on the local and state level. There are, however, fewer candidates to research before heading to the polls.

This guide includes some of those races and can help you find out what else is on your ballot, make a plan to vote and get that ‘I Voted’ sticker.

What’s on my ballot? 

Democratic voters have one local race on their ballot: the Travis County Commissioner Precinct 4 seat.

The two candidates running are former Travis County Constable George Morales and Del Valle ISD school board trustee Susanna Ledesma-Woody. Whoever wins will be the first new commissioner for the precinct in more than 30 years. Precinct 4 covers a large chunk of South and Southeast Travis County. You can see if you live in Precinct 4 using this map.

The commissioners court is an elected body made up of five commissioners and one judge. The court manages the county’s roughly $2.2 billion budget, which funds the jail, parks, roads, healthcare services, housing, affordable childcare and more.

Democrats will also vote in primaries for several state offices, including attorney general, lieutenant governor, a state board of education member, and the representative for Texas House District 49 that runs from north to south Austin between MoPac and I-35.

Republican voters will decide on their candidate for the U.S. Senate race: Ken Paxton or John Cornyn. The winner will face off against James Talarico in November.

Additionally, Republicans will vote on a candidate for Texas’ 37th Congressional District, which was previously held by Rep. Lloyd Doggett before Republican lawmakers redrew the state’s congressional district maps, prompting Doggett to retire. Whoever wins the Republican primary — either Ge’Nell Gary or Lauren B. Peña — will face off Democratic Congressman Greg Casar in November.

Republican voters also have three state offices on the ballot: attorney general, a judge for the Criminal Court of Appeals, and railroad commissioner — which, ironically, has nothing to do with railroads.

Sample ballots for both parties are available here.

Am I registered to vote?

You can check your voter registration by going to the Texas Secretary of State’s My Voter Portal. The deadline to register for this election has passed. If you missed the deadline, you can get registered for the next election by visiting the Vote Texas website.

When and where can I vote?

Early voting in Travis County begins May 18 and runs through May 22. Election Day is Tuesday, May 26. Travis County residents can vote at any polling location within the county. You can find a polling location near you using the map below.

Travis County polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m on Election Day. As long as you’re in line by the time polls close, you can cast your ballot.

What do I bring with me to the polls?

The big thing to remember to bring is a photo ID. The ID must be up to date or have expired within the last four years. Voters who are over 70 can bring an ID that has been expired for any length of time. Accepted forms of ID are:

Texas driver’s licenseTexas election identification certificateTexas personal identification cardTexas handgun licenseU.S. military identification card that includes the person’s photographU.S. citizenship certificate that includes the person’s photographU.S. passport

If you had trouble getting an ID and don’t have one, here are some alternatives:

government document showing your name and an address, such as your voter registration certificatecurrent utility billbank statementgovernment checkpaycheckbirth certificate or court admissible birth document

All of these documents can be either a copy or the original. If you use one of these, you will have to sign a form that says you had a reasonable impediment to getting an ID.

What should I not bring to the polls?

Within 100 feet of a voting station, audio and camera recording is forbidden. You can use your phone in line, as long as you’re not recording audio, video or taking photos, but you can’t use it in the voting room itself. Any notes should be written or printed out on paper.

Voters cannot wear any clothing that supports any party, candidate or proposition — even if they’re not currently on the ballot.

What if I want to vote by mail?

Not everyone is eligible to vote by mail. You have to apply, and the deadline is Friday, May 15, at 5 p.m.

Registered voters in Texas can vote by mail if they:

will be away from their county on Election Day and during early voting;are sick or disabled;are 65 or older on Election Day; are confined in jail, but eligible to vote; orare expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day.

You can print and complete an application here in English and here in Spanish. You have to apply every election for a mail-in ballot, even if you did it last year.

Once you get your mail-in ballot, there are some extra deadlines you should keep in mind to make sure your ballot is received on time:

Postmarked: May 26 by 7 p.m.Post received: May 27 by 5 p.m.In-person received: May 26 by 7 p.m. 

You can only hand deliver a mail-in ballot to the county elections office on Election Day, and you will need to show a photo ID. A friend or relative is not allowed to turn your ballot in for you.

You can track the status of your mail-in ballot using the Texas Secretary of State’s ballot tracker.