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“Study the long November 6, 2018 Election ballot to ensure you make the right choices when voting,” said Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart, encouraging voters to visit www.HarrisVotes.com and select “Find your Poll and Ballot” to review their personal sample ballot before heading to the nearest early voting location to vote. The Early Voting Period for the 2018 midterm election in Texas begins Oct. 22 and runs until Nov. 2.
“Most voters will see approximately ninety races on their ballot in which they may choose to vote,” informed Stanart, the chief election official of the county. Of the contests on the ballot, approximately fifteen percent are statewide, seventy-nine percent are countywide and six percent are district contests. In all, over seventy percent of the contests appearing on some voters’ midterm election ballot are for judicial positions.
“In Harris County, during the early voting period, forty-six locations will be in operation countywide for the county’s registered voters,” Stanart reminded voters. “Be mindful and exercise patience. Voter traffic at the polls is pretty heavy the first day and the last couple of days of Early Voting.”
For more voting information, a complete early voting schedule, or a list of acceptable forms of identification to vote at the polls, voters may visit www.HarrisVotes.com or call the Harris County Clerk’s office at 713.755.6965.
Stan Stanart is Clerk, Recorder and the Chief Elections Officer of the third largest county in the United States.
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November 6, 2018 General and Special Elections Early Voting Schedule Location Address City Zip County Attorney Conference Center 1019 Congress Avenue Houston 77002 Champion Forest Baptist Church 4840 Strack Road Houston 77069 Prairie View A&M University Northwest 9449 Grant Road Houston 77070 Atascocita Branch Library 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive Humble 77346 Kingwood Community Center 4102 Rustic Woods Drive Kingwood 77345 Crosby Branch Library 135 Hare Road Crosby 77532 East Harris County Activity Center 7340 Spencer Highway Pasadena 77505 Freeman Branch Library 16616 Diana Lane Houston 77062 Harris County Scarsdale Annex 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard Houston 77089 Juergen’s Hall Community Center 26026 Hempstead Highway Cypress 77429 Tomball Public Works Building 501B James Street Tomball 77375 Hiram Clarke Multi Service Center 3810 West Fuqua Street Houston 77045 Katy Branch Library 5414 Franz Road Katy 77493 Lone Star College Cypress Center 19710 Clay Road Katy 77449 Harris County MUD 81 805 Hidden Canyon Road Katy 77450 Nottingham Park 926 Country Place Drive Houston 77079 Harris County Public Health Environmental Services 2223 West Loop South Fwy, 1st floor Houston 77027 Metropolitan Multi Service Center 1475 West Gray Street Houston 77019 City of Jersey Village City Hall 16327 Lakeview Drive Jersey Village 77040 Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center 8440 Greenhouse Road Cypress 77433 Bayland Park Community Center 6400 Bissonnet Street Houston 77074 Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Drive Houston 77042 Living Word Church the Nazarene 16607 Clay Road Houston 77084 Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Road Houston 77055 Acres Homes Multi Service Center 6719 West Montgomery Road Houston 77091 Fallbrook Church 12512 Walters Road Houston 77014 Lone Star College Victory Center 4141 Victory Drive Houston 77088 Hardy Senior Center 11901 West Hardy Road Houston 77076 Northeast Multi Service Center 9720 Spaulding Street, Building 4 Houston 77016 Octavia Fields Branch Library 1503 South Houston Avenue Humble 77338 Kashmere Multi Service Center 4802 Lockwood Drive Houston 77026 North Channel Library 15741 Wallisville Road Houston 77049 Galena Park Library 1500 Keene Street Galena Park 77547 Ripley House Neighborhood Center 4410 Navigation Boulevard Houston 77011 Baytown Community Center 2407 Market Street Baytown 77520 John Phelps Courthouse 101 South Richey Street Pasadena 77506 HCCS Southeast College 6960 Rustic Street, Parking Garage Houston 77087 Fiesta Mart 8130 Kirby Drive Houston 77054 Sunnyside Multi Service Center 9314 Cullen Boulevard Houston 77051 Young Neighborhood Library 5107 Griggs Road Houston 77021 Moody Park Community Center 3725 Fulton Street Houston 77009 SPJST Lodge 88 1435 Beall Street Houston 77008 Alief ISD Administration Building 4250 Cook Road Houston 77072 Big Stone Lodge 709 Riley Fuzzel Road Spring 77373 Lone Star College Creekside 8747 West New Harmony Trail Tomball 77375 Spring First Church 1851 Spring Cypress Road Spring 77388
Daily EV totals from 2014 are here, and daily EV totals from 2010 are here. Those 2010 numbers should serve as a reminder that just because turnout is high, doesn’t mean it’s good news for Democrats. As should be obvious, it’s about who turns out, especially in an election where more people don’t show up than do. Early votes were 55.1% of the total in 2014, 56.0% of the total in 2010, and 32.4% of the total in 2006. My guess is that early voting will exceed 60% of the total this year, but that’s just my guess. I’ll be keeping tabs on the daily numbers as they come in. When are you planning to vote?