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 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 21-23 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 Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety 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 A government document that shows the voter\u2019s name and an address, including the voter\u2019s voter registration certificate 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
\n7 a.m.-7 p.m. Jan. 24\u00a0
\n10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 25\u00a0
\n7 a.m.-7 p.m. Jan. 26-27<\/p>\n
\nTexas election identification certificate issued by DPS
\nTexas personal identification card issued by DPS
\nTexas handgun license issued by DPS
\nU.S. military identification card containing the person\u2019s photograph
\nU.S. citizenship certificate containing the person\u2019s photograph
\nU.S. passport (book or card)<\/p>\n
\nCurrent utility bill
\nBank statement
\nGovernment check
\nPaycheck
\nA certified U.S. birth certificate or a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter\u2019s identity, which may include a foreign birth document<\/p>\n