May 7, 2022 Election

The deadline to register to vote in the May 7 election is Thursday, April 7, 2022. Official information about this election can be found on the websites of the Dallas County and Collin County Elections Departments.

Texas Constitutional Amendments

Normally, May elections only have local races on the ballot, but two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that came out of a special legislative session will be on the ballot as well. All registered Texas voters will vote on the two proposed amendments. Click here to view the language of the two proposed amendments.

Richardson ISD Board of Trustees

Three seats on the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees will be on the ballot. All are single-member districts, meaning that only voters who live within a district may vote for that seat. Districts 2 and 5 have contested races. Click here to view a map of RISD single-member districts.

Dallas College Board of Trustees

Four seats on the Dallas College Board of Trustees will be on the ballot. All are single-member districts, meaning that only voters who live within a district may vote for that seat. There are contested races in District 1 (unexpired term), District 2, and District 3. Most voters who live within the boundaries of the RISD live in District 1. Some in the easternmost parts of RISD live in District 3. Click here to view a map of Dallas College single-member districts.

City of Garland Elections

Garland City Council single-member Districts 2 and 5 are being voted on in this election. Neither district falls within the boundaries of the RISD.

The League of Women Voters of Texas has produced two videos to explain the two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will be on the May 7 election ballot. Each video outlines the purpose of each proposed amendment, as well as the arguments for and against each.

Click here to view the explainer video about Proposition 1.  

Click here to view the explainer video about Proposition 2.

LWV Richardson

The League of Women Voters of Richardson recorded two online candidate forums on Zoom without an audience for contested races (single-member Districts 2 and 5) in the RISD Board of Trustees election. Videos of those forums are now available by clicking here and on our YouTube channel.

LWV Dallas

The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce along with LWV Dallas and the North Texas Commission is hosting a series of candidate forums. In most cases these will be the only candidate forums for these races.

• Monday, April 11 at noon – Dallas College District 2
• Wednesday, April 20 at noon – Dallas College District 1

Click here for our printed, printable, and online Voters Guides.

The League of Women Voters of Texas is responsible for producing explanations of the two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. The League of Women Voters of Dallas is responsible for creating questions for the Dallas College Board of Trustees election. The League of Women Voters of Richardson is responsible for creating questions for the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees election. The explanation and responses are then utilized in the creation of Voters Guides and Vote411 content.

Click here to view the English or Spanish LWV Texas Pro-Con Voters Guide on the two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.

Early voting by personal appearance is conducted by your County Elections Department. 

Early voting begins on April 25th and will end on May 3rd. 

Dallas County

Richardson residents who live in Dallas County may vote early at any early voting location in the county. Early voting information is available on the website of the Dallas County Elections Department.

Collin County

Richardson residents who live in Collin County may vote early at any early voting location in the county. Early voting information is available on the website of the Collin County Elections Department.

NOTE: The Richardson Civic Center is a Dallas County early voting location for this election. It is NOT a Collin County early voting location.

On Saturday, May 7, 2022, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

NOTE: Election Day polling locations can change from one election to another. Be sure to check to determine where you can vote on May 7. 

Dallas County

Richardson voters who live in Dallas County may vote on Election Day at any Vote Center in Dallas County. Election Day polling locations are available on the website of the Dallas County Elections Department.

Collin County

Richardson voters who live in Collin County may vote on Election Day at any Vote Center in Collin County. Election Day polling locations are available on the website of the Collin County Elections Department. 

Dallas County

To view your precinct's sample ballot, go to the Voter Lookup page on the county Elections Department website and fill out your information. You will then be able to view a sample ballot containing only those races you will vote on. 

Generic sample ballots (containing all races for all precincts in the county) are also available here on the county Elections Department website.

Collin County

Sample ballots are available on the website of the Collin County Elections Department. 

To view your sample ballot, you will need to know your precinct number. The number is on your voter registration certificate, or you can look it up here.

There have been some changes to the process for Voting By Mail in Texas, including updated applications in English and Spanish. Click here to view a video with tips on filling out the application.

If you fill out and print an online application to vote by mail, you will then mail it to your county Elections Department:

Collin County Elections Department

2010 Redbud Blvd.  

Suite 102

McKinney, TX 75069

Dallas County Elections Department

1520 Round Table Drive

Dallas, TX 75247

Applications for Ballot By Mail for the May 7 Election must be received by your County Elections Department by April 26.

When filling out your Application for Ballot by Mail, we recommend that you list BOTH your Texas Driver License number and the last four digits of you Social Security number.

If no candidate in a race on the May 7 ballot receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the top two candidates will be on the ballot of a runoff election.

The date of the runoff election for the May 7, 2022 Primary Election is June 18, 2022.

* Ballots received in the county Elections Department on or before 7 p.m. Election Day will be counted. Those received the next business day before 5 p.m. may be counted if postmarked by 7 p.m. Election Day. 

For Overseas Ballots, click here.