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Endorsement watch: HCDE and District E

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron endorses three Democrats for the Harris County Department of Education. At-Large Position 3: Democratic challenger Diane Trautman would bring expertise and professionalism to the job. As a professor of education at Stephen F. Austin State University, she taught … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged David Martin, Diane Trautman, District E, early voting, Election 2012, endorsements, Erica Lee, Harris County, HCDE, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, Silvia Mintz, special election, Stan Stanart | Comments Off

Mail ballots

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Campos has been tracking mail ballot requests to the Harris County Clerk. Here is what the County put out yesterday evening: As of this evening we have approved 71,101 applications and sent out 67,376 ballots. We have received 19,468 voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged absentee ballots, Barack Obama, early voting, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, George Bush, Harris County, John Kerry, John McCain, President, turnout | 3 Comments

Another reason to vote early

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Your Election Day polling location may not be what you’re used to. Recent redistricting will force about 20 percent of Harris County voters to cast ballots at new polling locations on Election Day, County Clerk Stan Stanart said Monday. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged early voting, Election 2012, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, redistricting, Stan Stanart | 1 Comment

Runoff Day

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

At long last, the 2012 primary season is about to be over in Texas, other than perhaps the HCDE race. To say the least, it’s been a long, strange trip, one that I hope goes down in the books as … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged CD20, CD23, CD33, CD34, Congress, David Dewhurst, Democratic primary, Donna Campbell, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Filemon Vela, Gene Wu, Harris County, HD137, HD43, Jamaal Smith, Jeff Wentworth, JM Lozano, Joaquin Castro, Marc Veasey, Paul Sadler, Pete Gallego, Republican Party, runoff, SD25, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Parent PAC, The Lege, turnout | 2 Comments

Early runoff voting in perspective

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Here are four numbers for your consideration: Year Total votes =================== 2006 13,726 2008 9,670 2010 15,225 2012 14,778 The first three numbers are the complete final turnout figures for the last three Democratic primary runoffs in Harris County. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2012, Erica Lee, Harris County, HCDE, Paul Sadler, runoff, Senate, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

Runoff turnout

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Who knows what to expect? Texans are voting in July for the first time in decades, the result of a lengthy federal court battle over new political districts that delayed the primary from March 6 to May 29. The unusual … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged David Dewhurst, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2012, endorsements, Grady Yarbrough, Harris County, Paul Sadler, runoff, Senate, TDP, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

Your vote is worth 30 times what it usually is

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

A little runoff math from the Trib. It is easy to lament low voter turnout. Only 11 percent of the state’s voting age adults showed up for the May primaries. But look at their clout: Every actual voter was making … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged David Dewhurst, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2012, Paul Sadler, runoff, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

GOP results, Harris County

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Bullet points for all these result posts, I was up way too late last night. See the numbers here and the chat transcript from last night here. – You could have sold me on any result in the GOP DA … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged District Attorney, Don Sumners, early voting, Election 2012, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Tax Assessor, Jack Cagle, Leslie Johnson, Mike Anderson, Mike Sullivan, Pat Lykos, Republican Party, Robert Talton, turnout | Comments Off

Vote centers in Travis County

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

This will be interesting to observe. Come Nov. 6, Travis County residents can vote at any polling place in the presidential election, county commissioners decided Tuesday. County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir recommended the switch to the “vote center” system, which allows … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged early voting, Election 2012, Travis County, voting centers | Comments Off

Final early vote totals

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

The pattern remained consistent till the end. Nearly 116,000 Harris County residents have made their selections in next week’s primaries through early voting and returns from a record batch of mail-in ballots. In all, 90,489 people voted in person at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged Democratic primary, District Attorney, early voting, Election 2012, Harris County, Republican Party, Senate, The Lege, turnout | Comments Off

Early voting after one full week

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Here are your seven day early voting totals for the 2012 primaries, and some historical context to go along with them. Year 7 day Early 7 day % Final 7 day % Early % ============================================================== 2004 R 11,330 28,217 38.91% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2004, Election 2008, Election 2012, Harris County, Republican Party, turnout | 6 Comments

How many votes will be cast early this year?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not talking total number, I’m talking what share of the vote will be cast early. The professionals think it will be a lot. “The early vote is more important this time than perhaps in any cycle in my lifetime … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2012, Harris County, Republican Party, turnout | Comments Off

First day EV totals

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Here they are, courtesy of the County Clerk. Dems had 1,570 in person votes and 4,644 mail ballots returned out of 11,722 requested; Rs had 3,380 and 10,027 mail ballots out of 22,369 requested. There’s no point in making comparisons … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged early voting, Election 2012, Harris County, turnout | 3 Comments

Early voting begins today

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Feels weird to be talking about early voting for the primaries now, doesn’t it? Well, ready or not after all this time and all these twists in the road, here we are. Here are your early voting locations and schedule. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2004, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCDP, Keryl Douglas, Lane Lewis, Republican Party, turnout | 3 Comments

November was like 2007, December is more like 2005

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the daily report for the first six days of Early Voting in the runoff. There have been 17,568 votes cast so far, with today still to go. That means there have been more early votes cast in Harris County … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jay Aiyer, Joe Trevino, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, Sue Lovell, turnout | 3 Comments

Runoff overview: At Large #5

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The fifth time is for all the marbles. Again. For the fifth time since 2007, counting general elections and runoffs, Jolanda Jones and Jack Christie are running against each other for the At-Large Position 5 seat on Houston City Council. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, attack mailers, early voting, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff, turnout | 6 Comments

Runoff early voting totals, Day One

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the city of Houston runoffs began yesterday, and you can see the Day One totals here. I don’t have a daily EV record from the 2007 runoffs, but I note that the total early vote from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #2, At Large #5, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, turnout | 3 Comments

Early voting for city runoffs begins today

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

You remember that we have runoff elections for four Houston City Council positions, right? Well, early voting starts today and runs through next Tuesday, December 6. Here are the early voting locations that will be open for the runoff. Early … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2011, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, turnout | 23 Comments

Early voting for city runoffs begins today

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2011, endorsements, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, turnout | Comments Off

It’s about the referenda

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

This Statesman story about the can ban battle in New Braunfels illustrates something I was getting at in my post about Houston turnout rates in the 90s. Voters have flocked to the polls in early voting, with more than 4,800, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2011, Houston, New Braunfels, turnout | 1 Comment

Final early vote total

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting ended Friday, with the last day repeating the 2007 pattern of roughly doubling earlier numbers from the week but never taking big jump as was seen in 2005 and 2009. Here’s the final daily EV report from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | 9 Comments

Early voting totals, Days 10 and 11

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Eleven days of Early Voting down, one to go. Here’s the Early Voting daily report from Day 11, plus the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet, and our old friend the comparison chart: Type … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | Comments Off

Early voting totals, Days 8 and 9

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Running a little late on these – it’s been that kind of a week – but here are your Early Vote totals through Tuesday, Day 9, plus the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

Early vote totals after one full week

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your early vote tabulation through Sunday, Day Seven, with five days to go. Here also are the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet. Here’s the cumulative summary for the first full week: Type … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | 2 Comments

Early vote totals, Days Four and Five

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your EV totals for Thursday and Friday, plus the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet. And here’s the cumulative summary for the first five days: Type 2005 2007 2009 2011 ===================================== In Person … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Houston, Montgomery County, turnout | 2 Comments

Early vote totals, Days Two and Three

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here are your Early Voting totals for Day Two and Day Three. As a reminder, here’s my spreadsheet from 2009; the Erik Vidor spreadsheet that has running totals from 2009, 2007, and 2005; and a new addition to my data … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Harris County, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

Early voting totals, Day One

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Day One early voting totals for Harris County, which you can compare to the 2009 totals here. My buddy Erik Vidor also put together a spreadsheet with 2005 and 2007 totals that you can see here. There’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Harris County, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

Early voting starts today

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the start of Early Voting for the 2011 elections. It will run through next Friday, November 4, with Election Day on Tuesday the 8th. You can see the EV schedule and locations here, or check out Greg‘s Google … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, turnout | 2 Comments

League of Women Voters Houston 2011 Guide

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

For your perusal, in a printer-friendly format. (The Spanish language guide is here. It contains information about voter registration laws and the Constitutional amendments, and a brief Q&A with candidates from all the Houston races, including HISD and HCC. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, League of Women Voters, Mayor, videos | 1 Comment

Early voting information for the HISD VIII runoff

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

One more election to go this year, the runoff for the open HISD Trustee seat in District VIII. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, early voting begins tomorrow and runs through next Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged early voting, Election 2010, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Judith Cruz, Juliet Stipeche, runoff, special election | 2 Comments

Opening thoughts on the carnage

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In no particular order… – Republicans gain 22 seats in the State House, for a 99-51 advantage. That’s with Pete Gallego, Hubert Vo, and Donna Howard, all of whom had been trailing early, coming back to win. Howard’s margin of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Austin, Baytown, Bill White, Congress, Dallas, Dallas County, early voting, Election 2010, Election Day, Governor, Harris County, Harry Reid, Houston, polls, red light cameras, Renew Houston, Rick Perry, Senate, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 20 Comments

From the “Grant me the grace to accept the things I cannot change” department

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

What’s that old saying? “Could be worse. Could be raining.” As Democrats around the country girded for a midterm GOP tsunami, Bill White and his down-ballot Democratic cohorts spent the weekend tacking up political plywood and looking for signs, any … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged early voting, Election 2002, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election Day, Gerry Birnberg, Green Party, Harris County, Libertarian Party, turnout | 1 Comment

Final early vote wrapup

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

As was the case in 2008, we saw record levels of early voting this year in Harris County. As polls closed Friday before Tuesday’s general election, as many as 450,000 people are expected to have cast their ballots early or … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Beverly Kaufman, early voting, Election 2002, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

Last round of polls

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

The newspapers have another poll, and I have a question about it. The survey of 673 likely voters found Perry leading Democratic nominee and former Houston Mayor Bill White 49 percent to 37 percent. They are followed by Green Party … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Bill White, early voting, Election 2010, Governor, polls, Rick Perry, Texas | 2 Comments

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