HOUSTON – Harris County shattered its early voting record on Day 1, with 104,201 ballots cast by 6 p.m. — blowing past the previous record of 63,000 votes set during the 2018 midterm elections. The milestone was confirmed by the Harris County Clerk’s Office.

Lines stretched out the door at polling sites across the county. The Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center led all 75 locations with 3,153 votes cast by 6 p.m. Here is a look at the top five busiest polling locations on Day 1:

No. 1 — Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center: 3,153 votes

No. 2 — Kingwood Community Center: 2,794 votes

No. 3 — Juergens Hall Community Center: 2,755 votes

No. 4 — Metropolitan Multiservice Center on West Gray: 2,734 votes

No. 5 — George Bush Community Center: 2,693 votes

Voters cited a range of issues driving them to the polls, including the cost of living, overseas conflicts and concerns about long-standing political leadership.

“The coffee that I buy two years ago was $12 for a big can and now it’s $25 for the same thing, it’s ridiculous.”

Another voter echoed similar economic frustrations.
“Cost of living is way too high, war in Iran, our support to Ukraine.”

For some, the motivation was political change.
“30 years of one party dominating the state, it’s time to get the other guy’s chance.”

Immigration was also mentioned as a key concern among voters at the site. One voter pointed to ongoing global conflict as a top priority.
“Probably the war — like it’s my biggest issue right now.”

When asked which conflict specifically, the voter responded: “Like the war in Iran.”

Election officials reminded voters to check nearby polling locations, as wait times vary by site. Harris County has 75 early voting locations available, and officials say operations ran smoothly on Day 1.
Early voting runs for 11 more days. Officials encouraged voters to plan ahead and take advantage of less crowded sites when possible.

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• Your registration status says "Suspense"
  • This does NOT mean you're suspended from voting! They will just ask you to confirm your address. If it doesn't say Cancelled or Inactive, and the address listed matches the county where you plan to vote, you are fine. (If it says Suspense AND it has an incorrect/old address, keep reading.)
• You are registered in a different TX county
  • Go to the county's main polling place DURING EARLY VOTING ONLY and ask for a Limited Ballot, which has nationwide and statewide races only. This option is not available on Election Day!
• You know for sure that you registered before the deadline, but your voter registration is not in the system when you check online
  • The public-facing website takes longer to update than the internal system used by poll workers, so you may not have any issues. If you do, ask for a Provisional Ballot. The registrar's office will do some extra research/checks and if they can determine they did receive your application on time, your ballot will be counted.
    • If you registered in person with a Volunteer Deputy Registrar, you should have received a receipt. If you happen to still have it, you should bring that with you, but it's not required.
• You didn't re-register for this year's election
  • You don't need to re-register for every election, so you may still be registered. Check your voter registration status - if it says Active or Suspense, you are good to go
• You never received/can't find your voter registration card
  • You do not need to bring your voter registration card to the polls, it's just a confirmation that you're registered
• You moved to a new address in the same county
  • They will just give you a form to fill out at the polls confirming your new address.
• Your ID has an old address that doesn't match your voter registration
  • No problem at all, they are not required to match
• You can't find/don't have a Texas ID, or your ID has expired, or your appearance has changed and you don't look like the photo
  • The following forms of photo ID are accepted with nothing additional needed, and they are valid for voting if they are up to 4 years expired (or any number of years expired if you are over age 70):
    • TX driver's license or ID
    • US Passport
    • Military ID (with photo)
    • Texas handgun license
    • US Citizenship certificate (with photo)
    • Texas Election Identification Certificate (with photo)
  • However! If you don't have any of those, you can still vote using any of the following (copies are acceptable). You will just have to fill out an additional form.
    • Any government document that shows the your name and an address (including voter registration card)
    • Current utility bill
    • Bank statement
    • Government check
    • Paycheck
    • Certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law, which establishes the voter's identity (which may include a foreign birth documents).
  • If you don't have access to a single one of the IDs/documents above before Election Day, BUT you will have at least one of them by 11/9, you should go to the polling place and ask for a Provisional Ballot. After voting with a Provisional Ballot, you can return within 6 calendar days with the ID/documents and your ballot will then be counted. You have the full 6 days even if that's after Election Day.
• Your name has changed from what is on your ID or voter registration
  • They will just have you fill out a form confirming the name change. (If your name is 100% different, I would recommend bringing documentation of the name change.)
• You applied for a Mail-In Ballot but never received it/lost it/received it too late
  • If you do not have the ballot: ask for a Provisional Ballot. Once they confirm you didn't send in your mail-in ballot too, your vote will be counted
    • If you requested a mail-in ballot because you physically cannot stand in line, see below
  • If you have the ballot but are worried about it arriving on time: you can bring it to your county's Election Office before 7pm on Election Day.
    • Note: You cannot deliver someone else's ballot for them, only the voter can deliver their own ballot, so you will need to bring ID or supporting documents.
• You can't stand in line due to physical disability
  • Anyone is allowed to vote curb-side at any polling place. Pull up to the signs that say Curb-Side Voting and call the number, and a poll worker will bring a voting machine out to you. This is intended for voters with mobility problems, but you do not have to provide any proof or explanation of why you are making the request.
  • If you prefer not to vote curb-side, you or a companion can go inside and speak to the poll worker who should be near the ballot scanner. They will escort you directly to the front of the line.
• You don't have a ride to the polls
  • Rideshare2Vote is giving free rides in many areas (including some areas NOT listed on their About page - I know they are working in Travis County for example).
  • The local chapter of your preferred political party may be offering rides - check out their website (or contact them for info)
• You have to work on Election Day
  • Early Voting is now open! Even if you know you'll be available on Election Day, I always recommend voting early to keep the lines as short as possible so nobody gives up and leaves without voting.
  • If your work schedule does not include at least 2 consecutive hours free between 7am and 7pm on Election Day, your employer is legally required to give you time off to vote
• You can't get there early enough since the polls close at 7pm
  • If you can arrive anytime before 7pm, you will be allowed to vote! 7PM REALLY MEANS 7PM THOUGH - not 7:01. But as long as you are in line by that time, they will keep the polling place open to let you vote, even if it ends up being after midnight.
  • Your county may offer extended hours during the early voting period - for example Travis County has several location open until 10pm the Thurs and Fri before Election Day
• You don't have anyone to watch your kids
  • I realize this won't work for some people and no judgment, but you are legally allowed to bring your kids (under the age of 18) to the polling place, including bringing them to the voting machine with you.
• You're worried about getting harassed at the polling place
  • Campaign activities of any kind are illegal within 100ft of a polling place. This is usually enforced pretty well. If you find anywhere that isn't enforcing it, please call Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE and report it - they will contact the polling place and make sure they are following the rules.
• You're worried that someone you know will find out who you voted for and cause you problems because of it
  • The fact that you did vote is public information, but who you chose to vote for is completely secret.
• You're anxious about an unknown situation
  • Here, I wrote you a book! (That post is a couple years old, but other than the businesses offering perks, nothing has changed since then)  https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/1gg1o8i/anxious_about_the_voting_process_heres_an/

Questions about any other situations? Anything I missed? Comment and I'll update.

​ is this the correct website to see how many people have voted each day? I remember looking at a website that looks similar to this in the past and I think this is a state sponsored but for some reason it didn't update with yesterday's data. If not, what's the correct one? https://goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-evr-ui/evr

This is an interesting history of Republican rule in Texas, stemming from the Dixiecrat movement and white supremacy, that birthed the rise of Abbott, Paxton, Cruz, et al. It's a wild history of the hostile takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention, and it's rulers' intent and actions to turn religion into political power. LegalAF also did a "Court of History" YT video of it, where the author tells the story in audio form starting at 8:00 (ignore the hyper-clickbait title and give it a chance) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9bV2eXadtA

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