The last opportunity to cast a ballot in the 2018 midterm election is Election Day, Nov. 6. Early voting concluded Nov. 2. Registered Travis County residents can cast a ballot at any one of the 143 polling locations in the county. Twenty-eight of these locations are located in South Austin. Voting centers are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tuesday. What local races can South Austin residents expect on the ballot? Get to know candidates and their positions on key issues:

• Austin City Council, District 3
• Austin City Council, District 8
• Mayor of Austin
• Mayor of Sunset Valley
• Austin ISD Districts 6, 7 and 9

Voter ID Texas voters are required to present one of seven specific forms of photo identification before they may cast their ballots. Voters must present one of the following forms of ID to vote: 1. Texas driver’s license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety 2. Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS 3. Texas personal ID card issued by DPS 4. Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS 5. U.S. military ID card containing the cardholder’s photograph 6. U.S. citizenship certificate containing the cardholder’s photograph 7. U.S. passport Voters who cannot obtain one of the seven acceptable forms of photo ID due to a reasonable impediment may present a supporting form of identification and execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration, noting the voter’s reasonable impediment to obtaining an acceptable form of photo identification and stating the voter is the same person as on the presented supporting form of identification. Supporting forms of ID that can be presented for voters with a reasonable impediment are: 1. Valid voter registration certificate 2. Original certified birth certificate 3. Copy of or original current utility bill 4. Copy of or original bank statement 5. Copy of or original government check 6. Copy of or original paycheck 7. Copy of or original government document with voter’s name and an address (original required if it contains a photograph) With the exception of the U.S. citizenship certificate, the ID must be current or have expired no more than four years before being presented at the polling place. Voters can apply for an Election Identification Certificate at no cost at any driver’s license office. Details on how to apply for an EIC are available on the DPS website, www.dps.texas.gov/driverlicense/electionid.htm. For additional information regarding voter ID laws, go to the Secretary of State Office’s website, www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html.