In Texas, criminal charges and misdemeanor convictions don’t automatically take away people’s voting rights
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Texans serving time for misdemeanor offenses or who are in jail awaiting trial are eligible to vote but only two counties offer voting in jail.

In Texas, about 55,000 people are being held in county jails awaiting trial and are eligible to vote, according to data from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. That doesn’t mean it’s easy for them to cast a ballot.

Only Dallas and Harris counties have Election Day polling places open to people in jail. And while people confined in jail can apply to vote early by mail under Texas law, the application for a mail-in ballot is due Oct. 25. That deadline leaves people who were arrested after that date and before Election Day with no avenue to cast a ballot.

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