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Day 3 early voting: In shorter hours

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve heard a few people complain about the shorter early voting hours in the first week. For the first five days for early voting, Harris County’s 46 polling locations open at 8 a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m., the earliest … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Harris County, Texas, turnout | 15 Comments

Prairie View students sue over lack of on campus EV site

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The fight continues. Five students at Prairie View A&M University are suing Waller County, which is home to the historically black university, over allegations that the county is suppressing the voting rights of its black residents. In a lawsuit filed … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged early voting, Election 2018, lawsuit, Prairie View, Prairie View A&M, Texas, Voting Rights Act, Waller County | 1 Comment

Day 1 early voting totals: Like three days in one

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Monday was busy. Harris County residents on Monday set a new record for the first day of early voting in a midterm election, as 63,188 went to the polls to cast ballots. The turnout smashed the previous mark, set in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Harris County, Texas, turnout | 7 Comments

Early voting for November 2018 starts today

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: “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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged early voting, Election 2006, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Still obstacles to voting at Prairie View

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The previous problems we talked about are resolved, at least for now, but it’s still harder to vote at PVAMU than it needs to be. Denise Mattox, president of the Waller County Democratic Club, called the new rules a “treatment” … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged CD10, Congress, early voting, Election 2018, HD03, Lisa Seger, Mike Siegel, Prairie View A&M, Texas, The Lege, voter registration, Voting Rights Act, Waller County | 1 Comment

Early voting has begun for SD19 special election runoff

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Don’t lose sight of this election. A strong yet unsuccessful showing in 2016 against incumbent Carlos Uresti was enough to convince Pete Flores to take another shot at Uresti’s State Senate seat, this time in a special election to complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged early voting, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Pete Flores, Pete Gallego, runoff, SD19, Senate, special election, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Final EV turnout for the flood bond referendum

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Lower than initial estimates, though I think the initial estimates were on the optimistic side. But really, we were all guessing. Tuesday is the final day of early voting for Harris County’s proposed $2.5 billion flood bond, and as residents … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, bond referendum, early voting, Election 2018, flooding, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Paul Bettencourt, polls, Stan Stanart, turnout | Comments Off

Today is the last day for early voting for the flood bond

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: “Don’t put off until Election Day what you can do now,” said Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart, as he reminded voters that Tuesday, August 21, is the last day to vote early in the Harris County Flood … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged early voting, Election 2018, flooding, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Flood Control District, Stan Stanart, turnout | Comments Off

Day Seven flood bond EV totals

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The word of the week is “slow”. Fewer than 46,000 ballots have been cast in the first week of early voting on Harris County’s $2.5 billion flood bond referendum, but county officials on Monday said they expect many more voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged bond referendum, bonds, early voting, Election 2018, flooding, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, polls, Stan Stanart, turnout | 2 Comments

Day Two flood bond EV totals

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Sorry I wasn’t able to post the Day One totals yesterday, but here are the Day Two EV totals for the flood bond referendum. So far 4,984 people have voted in person, with almost exactly the same number on Monday … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, bond referendum, bonds, early voting, Election 2018, flooding, Harris County, turnout | Comments Off

More details on the flood bond referendum

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting starts today. The Harris County Flood Control District on Monday released its complete list of projects that would be funded by the county’s $2.5 billion flood infrastructure bond proposal, two days before early voting on the measure begins. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Addicks Reservoir, Army Corps of Engineers, Barker Reservoir, bond referendum, bonds, construction, early voting, Election 2018, flooding, Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Hurricane Harvey | 1 Comment

Checking in on SD19

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Election Day is Tuesday. Long before the seat opened up here in Texas Senate District 19, state Rep. Roland Gutierrez was traveling the massive district, making friends as far west as Big Bend National Park’s Brewster County in anticipation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Carlos Uresti, early voting, Election 2016, Election 2018, Pete Flores, Pete Gallego, Roland Gutierrez, runoff, SD19, Senate, special election, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

If we actually wanted to increase voter participation

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s what we’d do, courtesy of the Center for American Progress: This report examines the problem of low voter participation in America, which includes structural barriers that keep Americans from having their voices heard as well as widespread disillusionment with … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged absentee ballots, Congress, early voting, Texas, turnout, voter registration | 1 Comment

Early voting in SD19 special election has begun

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The summer of elections continues apace. Monday marks the start of early voting in the July 31 special election to fill the seat for Texas Senate District 19. It’s been less than one month since Gov. Greg Abbott called a special … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Carlos Uresti, early voting, Election 2018, Pete Flores, Pete Gallego, Roland Gutierrez, SD19, Senate, special election, Texas, Tomas Uresti | Comments Off

Eight for SD19

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Gentlemen, start your engines. Eight candidates have filed for the July 31 special election to replace former state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, — including his brother, outgoing state Rep. Tomas Uresti, according to the secretary of state’s office. […] … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Carlos Raymond, Carlos Uresti, Charlie Urbina Jones, early voting, Election 2018, Jay Alaniz, Pete Flores, Pete Gallego, Roland Gutierrez, runoff, SD19, Senate, special election, Texas, Tomas Uresti, Tony Valdivia | Comments Off

2018 primary runoff results: Governor

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the results. Before we begin, some numbers of interest: Year Total =============== 2018 428,933 (inc) 2016 188,592 2014 201,283 2012 236,305 2008 187,708 2006 207,252 There were at least 241,120 early votes cast in 2018 (that number kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Andrew White, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2018, Governor, Lupe Valdez, runoff, Texas, turnout | 43 Comments

2018 Runoff EV report: Final totals

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Here are your final early voting totals for the 2018 primary runoffs, and here is a handy table with comparisons to previous years. Year March Runoff Pct =============================== 2018 R 156,387 33,768 21.6% 2018 D 167,982 33,706 20.1% 2016 R … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, turnout | 1 Comment

2018 Runoff EV report: Primary runoff turnout totals don’t much matter

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, have you been wondering how early voting has gone in the primary runoffs so far? Well, wonder no more, for here is the daily report through Wednesday. You have today and tomorrow to vote early, and then you’ll need … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

Primary runoff early voting begins today

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Early voting for the May 22 Primary Runoff Elections will take place from Monday, May 14 to Friday, May 18. During that period, Harris County voters may vote at any of the 46 polling locations throughout the county. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Congress, Democratic primary, District Clerk, early voting, Election 2018, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, primaries, SBOE, Senate, The Lege | Comments Off

Early voting for the May 5 elections begins today

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: EARLY VOTING BEGINS FOR HOUSTON COUNCIL DISTRICT K Local jurisdictions, including schools, emergency, and utility districts, also holding May 5 Elections Houston, TX –Early Voting for the May 5, 2018 City of Houston Council Member District K Special Election begins Monday, April … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Brazoria County, Cecil Webster, Dalia Kasseb, Deer Park ISD, District K, early voting, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, HD13, Houston, Houston City Council, Monique Rodriguez, Pearland, Pearland ISD, special election, TDP, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Countywide candidates

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We have four – count ’em, four – runoffs for Harris County office nominations for May. Every contested countywide non-judicial primary – that is, everything other than County Judge – is going to overtime. I’m going to look at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, CD07, Cosme Garcia, Democratic primary, Diane Trautman, District Clerk, Dylan Osborne, early voting, Election 2018, Elvonte Patton, Gayle Mitchell, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, Josh Wallenstein, Marilyn Burgess, precinct analysis, Richard Cantu, Roz Shorter, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

More primary stuff

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t have a canvass of the primary vote from the County Clerk yet – sometimes they send out a draft canvass on their own, or they send one to someone I know who shares it with me, and sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, primaries, Republican Party, Texas, turnout | 9 Comments

Post-Primary Day thoughts

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Various thoughts and observations that are better aggregated into one post… – I believe this is the first time that all of the statewide candidates I voted for either won or advanced to the runoff in the primary. Statewide primaries … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Congress, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Harris County, primaries, runoff, Senate, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 8 Comments

2018 primary results: Statewide

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Statewide Dem totals Statewide GOP totals Harris County Dem totals Harris County GOP totals (Please note that all results were coming in very slowly. I expect there will still be some precincts not yet reported by the time this publishes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Andrew White, Christi Craddick, Comptroller, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2014, Election 2018, George P. Bush, Governor, Greg Abbott, Joi Chevalier, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Miguel Suazo, Mike Collier, primaries, Railroad Commission, Republican Party, Roman McAllen, runoff, Senate, Sid Miller, Texas, Tim Mahoney, turnout | 5 Comments

Early voting in the “next” 15 counties

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, there’s been a lot written about primary turnout in the top 15 counties by voter registration in Texas. Much has been said about the large increase in Democratic turnout, accompanied by the much milder increase – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Bell County, Brazos County, Comal County, Democratic primary, early voting, Ector County, Election 2014, Election 2018, Ellis County, Governor, Guadalupe County, Hays County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Lubbock, McLennan County, Midland County, Parker County, Potter County, primaries, Randall County, Republican Party, Smith County, Texas, turnout, Webb County | 1 Comment

2018 primary early voting, Day 11: That’s a wrap

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Records have been set, and more are likely to be set before all is said and done. Texans have already set a record for early voting in a non-presidential primary election year, and there’s still one more day to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

Early voting, Day 10: Same day service

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, guess what? The EV numbers for Thursday came in early enough for me to post a truly up-to-date update. So here we go: EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 10 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total ======================================= … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, turnout | 1 Comment

Early voting, Day 9: Around the state again

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s just jump right in again… EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 8 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total ======================================= 2010 Dem 5,035 16,107 21,142 2010 Rep 10,327 24,759 35,086 2014 Dem 5,456 12,405 17,861 2014 Rep 14,687 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Early voting, Day 8: So how worried should Republicans be?

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Worried enough to fundraise off of the Dems’ EV numbers, for what that’s worth. Through Sunday in the 15 Texas counties with the most registered voters, 135,070 people had voted in the Republican primary and 151,236 in the Democratic. Compared … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, turnout | 6 Comments

2018 primary early voting, Day 7: Projecting final turnout

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

KUHF starts with the speculation. Harris County Democrats are voting in record numbers ahead of next week’s primary. Total returns for the first six days of early voting put Democrats nearly even with Republicans. As of Sunday night, Democrats’ combined … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, Republican Party, turnout | Comments Off

2018 primary early voting, Day 6: The fifteenth county

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Sunday is the shortest and least busy day of early voting, and it is the transition to Week 2, when all the days are 12 hours long and numbers start to go way up. Here’s what this Sunday looked like. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Brazoria County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, turnout | Comments Off

2018 primary early voting, Day Five: A Democratic day

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The early vote hours for Saturday are 7 to 7, so the report comes out later. So, I’m just going to cut to the chase: EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 5 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, turnout | 1 Comment

2018 primary early voting, Day Four: On to the suburbs

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron’s Mike Snyder ventures outside Harris County for early voting numbers. As the Chronicle’s Jeremy Wallace reported, nearly 50,000 people voted in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, the first day of early voting, in the state’s 15 most populous … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Montgomery County, turnout | Comments Off

2018 primary early voting Day Three: A look around the state

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s just jump right into the numbers: EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 3 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total ======================================= 2010 Dem 3,851 6,132 9,983 2010 Rep 7,929 8,803 16,732 2014 Dem 3,048 4,228 7,276 2014 Rep … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

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