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==Texas==
==Texas==
Texas allows for early voting for two weeks prior to the actual election date. Any voter may vote early for any or no reason, and further is not limited to the location nearest his/her precinct; s/he may vote anywhere in the county where registered.
The Texas Election Code provides all laws pertaining to elections at the state and local levels.
Texas also allows for mail-in balloting; however, it is limited to specific reasons per state law.
Early voting in Texas begins roughly two weeks prior to the actual election day (the start date depends on the election) and ends on the fourth day prior to the actual election day.<ref>Texas Election Code Section 85.001 provides the specific dates.</ref>
The Texas Election Code allows mail-in balloting for only the following reasons:
*the voter plans to be absent from the county of residence<ref>Texas Election Code Section 82.001.</ref>
*the voter has a disability or certain instances involving childbirth<ref>Texas Election Code Section 82.002.</ref>
*the voter is age 65 or older<ref>Texas Election Code Section 82.003.</ref>
*the voter is confined in county jail in certain circumstances<ref>Texas Election Code Section 82.004.</ref>
*the voter is participating in the address confidentiality program for certain crime victims<ref>Texas Election Code Section 82.007.</ref>
*the voter is involuntarily civilly confined as a sexual predator<ref>Texas Election Code Section 82.008.</ref>
Otherwise, Texas allows early voting by personal appearance for any qualified voter, and requires no specific reason for doing so.<ref>Texas Election Code Section 82.005.</ref>
== Virginia==
== Virginia==