COVID-19 Resources for Election Officials
The Texas Secretary of State’s office has put together a list of resources that may be helpful to election officials in preparing for their upcoming elections. We will periodically be updating this site with more resources as they become available.
Last Updated: July 27, 2020
Secretary of State Resources
Election Law Advisories
- No. 2020-19 - Voting In Person During COVID-19
- No. 2020-14 - COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Voting and Election Procedures
- No. 2020-13 - Updated July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Calendar
- No. 2020-12 - Actions for May 2, 2020 Uniform Election Date | (PDF)
- No. 2020-04 - Election Security Best Practices Guide (HB 1421)
Voting and Election Health Protocols
Polling Place Signs
- Health Protocols for Voting in Person (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
- Curbside Voting Signs
State of Texas Resources
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Office of the Governor
Federal Resources
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Recommended Precautions for Preventing Spread of COVID-19 in Election Polling Locations, including Cleaning and Disinfection
- Wearing and Removing PPE
Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA)
Federal Voting Assistance Program
U.S. Postal Service
- USPS Statement on Coronavirus
- USPS Resources for Election Mail
- International Mail Service Disruptions
- 2020 election mail coordinators (PDF)
- 2020 election mail toolkit
- Electionmail.org (USPS partnership with Democracy Works)
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
- Preliminary Planning for Increased Vote By Mail (Video)
- EAC Disaster Preparedness and Recovery webpage
- EAC Contingency Plans Webpage
- EAC Election Management Guidelines Chapter 11: Contingency Planning and Change Management (PDF)
