Many voters have taken to the polls early during this election year. However some have faced confusion with the implementation of the new voter ID law.
Two civil rights groups launched a new last-minute media blitz Wednesday after getting numerous calls and emails about confusion over the state's new voter ID laws.
Voter rights groups, including Election Protection, say they've received reports from counties all over Texas about polling sites giving misleading or inaccurate information about the need for a photo ID to vote.
Jan Hester said it happened to her when she voted early at the West Gray Multi-service Center.
“I handed them my voter registration and she said, ‘Oh you also need photo ID,’ and I said, ‘No I don't’ and she said, ‘Oh yes you do,’” she said.
Hester said the election workers never mentioned that she could in fact use her voter registration card if she filled out a form explaining why she couldn't produce a photo ID.
Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart didn't have an explanation for what happened to Hester, but he said it's not a training issue.
“There are options for people who don't have an ID. That's been emphasized over and over to our election workers,” he said. “There is no intent on anybody's part to discourage any vote.”
With six days left, the Texas Civil Rights Project is asking the secretary of state to take immediate steps to solve the problem of inaccurate information about photo IDs.