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Here's what you need to know if you plan to vote in the Democratic or Republican runoff on May 24.

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AUSTIN The runoffs are May 24 to finally select the Democratic and Republican slates of statewide candidates for statewide and down-ballot races for November. Here's what you need to know.

Any registered voter may cast a ballot in the runoffs. However, voters who voted in either the Democratic or Republican primary may only vote in the same party's runoff.

But voters who sat out the March 1 primaries may vote in either one of the parties' runoffs.

Also, third parties, such as the Libertarian Party and the Green Party, do not choose their candidates in primaries, so therefore there are no runoffs.

Lieutenant Governor: Two Democrats, 2018 nominee Mike Collier and state Rep. Michelle Beckley of Denton County are competing. The Republican nominee, incumbent Dan Patrick, won his primary outright.

Attorney General: On the Republican side, two-term incumbent Ken Paxton faces Land Commissioner George P. Bush. The Democrats will choose between Brownsville lawyer Rochelle Mercedes Garza and former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworksi.

Comptroller: Democrats Janet Dudding, an accountant, facesbusiness strategist andcommunity organizer Angel Luis Vega. Republican incumbent Glenn Hegar easily won renomination.

Land Commissioner: State Sen. Dawn Buckingham of Lakeway and educator and minister Westley are competing for the Republican nomination. The Democratic race features Sandragrace Martinez, a professional counselor, andconservationist Jay Kleberg.

Railroad Commissioner: Incumbent Republican Wayne Christian faces oil and gas attorney Sarah Stogner. Democratic activist Luke Warford won his primary unopposed.

If you do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of these IDs you may fill out a:

Either a certified domestic birth certificate or a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes your identity. This may include a foreign birth document.

Under a sweeping elections overhaul bill passed last year, applicants for mail-in ballots must complete a form and list a state-approved ID number such as a driver's license orthe last four Social Security numbers, depending on how they originally registered to vote.

This has caused some confusion in many counties, which has led to rejected applications because some voters do not remember which number they originally used. The application forms can be found on the secretary of state's website.

The site also includes an application and mail-in ballottracking form, similar to one used by parcel-delivery services, so that voters can monitor the progress.

Here's how the Secretary of State's Office explains who's eligible to vote by mail:

John C. Moritz covers Texas government and politics for the USA Today Network in Austin. Contact him at jmoritz@gannett.comand follow him on Twitter@JohnnieMo.

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