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The information on this page reflects the County’s website (listed above), and if there is something missing, please check your county’s website to see if that information is there or call your county’s Clerk or Election Administrator. Check this web page frequently as noted missing information will be added as soon as it is released by the county.

VOTING TIMELINE

Last Day to Register to Vote

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Monday, October 24, 2022

Last Day to Apply for a Ballot by Mail

(Received, not Postmarked)

Friday, October 28, 2022

Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance

Friday, November 4, 2022

Last Day to receive Mail-In Ballot

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (Election Day) at 7:00 PM

A voted ballot postmarked by Election Day must be received by the early voting clerk no later than Wednesday, November 9, 2022 by 5:00 pm (the next business day after Election Day).
If there is no postmarked, early voting clerk must receive these ballots by 7:00 pm on Election Day which is November 8, 2022.
Ballots from civilians abroad must be received by the early voting clerk no later than the 6th day (due to weekend) after Election Day, Monday, November 14, 2022.
Ballots from Military voters must be received by the early voting clerk no later than the 6th day after Election Day, Monday, November 14, 2022.

REGISTER TO VOTE

Last Day to Register to Vote

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

In order to be eligible to vote, you need to be registered 30 days before the election

Click here for information on how to Register To Vote

You may register to vote if you fulfill all of the following requirements:

Are a United States citizen;
Are a resident of Harris County;
Are at least 17 years, 10 months of age (To vote, you must be 18).
Have not been declared totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction;
Not finally convicted of a felony, or, if so convicted must have (1) fully discharged the sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or (2) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote.

Identification Requirement

If you do not have a Texas driver's license or a social security number, you will be required to present identification when you vote in person. For more information on Texas Voter ID Laws please visit votetexas.gov.

General Information

Your voter registration will become effective 30 days after it is received or on your 18th birthday, whichever is later. Your registration must be effective on or before an election in order to vote in that election.
If you move to another county, you must re-register in the county of your new residence.
You must provide your Texas driver's license or personal identification number. Only when you do not have a driver's license or personal identification number, then give the last four digits of your social security number or if you do not have any of these identification numbers, then you must indicate by checking the appropriate box on the application side.

Visit any Elections Administrator's Office branch locations (see below list) to pick up and/or submit your completed signed Voter Registration form from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

1001 Preston, Houston, Texas, 77002 (Main Office)
11525 Todd St Suite #100, Houston, TX 77055 (Election Technology Center)
6000 Chimney Rock Rd., Houston, Texas 77081 (Bellaire)
16715 Clay Rd. Houston, Texas 77084 (Clay Rd)
14350 Wallisville Rd., Houston, Texas 77049 (Jim Fonteno)
101 S. Richey, Suite E, Pasadena, Texas 77506 (John Phelps)
7300 N. Shepherd Dr, Houston, Texas 77091 (Mickey Leland)
5300 Griggs Rd., Houston, Texas 77021 (Palm Center)
1001 SGT Macario Garcia, Houston, Texas 77011 (Raul C. Martinez)
1721 Pech Rd., Houston, Texas 77055 (Spring Branch)

Download and print an application:

English Application Portal | Download
Spanish Application Portal | Download
Vietnamese Application Download
Chinese Application Download

Potential voters can also request a postage-paid application from your voter registrar, so that a voter registration application can be mailed to you.

Request, via e-mail at [email protected], and our office will mail a paper application to you. Please provide a mailing address and phone number in your email.

Registering to vote is fast and easy! Simply complete a Voter Registration Application and mail the signed application (at least 30 days before the election date) to:

1) Mail application to:

Harris County Elections Administrator's Office
P.O. Box 3527
Houston, Texas 77253-3527

2) Submit application in person at:

Harris County Elections Administrator's Office
1001 Preston St, 4th Floor, Suite 440
Houston, Texas 77002

Call (713) 274-8200 to be assisted in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, or Chinese.

You can also pick-up an application at your local U.S. Postal office, library, high school, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Texas Health and Human Services Commission and other government offices.

For questions or information on Voter Registration:

Call: (713) 274-8200

Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Monday - Friday)

HOW TO REGISTER IF YOU ARE A COLLEGE STUDENT

Students are provided with two options:

Register to vote in the county where their college/university is located.
Remain registered in the county they currently reside. One must then to return to that county and vote in-person during the Early Voting days or Election Day.

It is strictly up to the student where they choose to claim their residence, which elections they wish to participate in, and how they would like to vote.

Click here to confirm your Voter Registration Status

Click here to update your voter information - Name and/or Address

BECOME FAMILAR WITH HARRIS COUNTY'S NEW VOTING MACHINE

Click here for flyer on how voting machine works

Click here for video on "How to use Harris County's new VerityDuo voting machine"

EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE

Early Voting is from October 24 to November 4, 2022

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

Harris County's registered voters may choose vote prior to Election Day during the early voting period at any one of the Harris County early voting sites as listed in the below link:

Click here to view or print Harris County's Early Voting Locations & Schedule

Click here for Early Voting Locations with an interactive map

(Please move sliding switch to left for early voting map)

Click here to find out how to "Ride FREE on METRO to cast your vote"

Voters can ride at no charge on METRORail, local buses, METRORapid, curb2curb and METROLift paratransit services.

Free transportation will be available:

During the First Week of Early Voting from Monday, Oct. 24 – Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022

Voters only need to inform bus operators and/or fare inspectors they are going to, or returning from, the polls.

Call or text 713-635-4000 for more information

Mail In Voting

VOTING BY MAIL

Click here for details on "Ballot By Mail" - in English

For Spanish, Vietnamese or Chinese, select the language in the upper right hand section of your screen

REQUIREMENTS TO BALLOT BY MAIL

You may vote early by-mail if you are registered to vote and meet one of the following criteria:

Will be 65 or older on Election Day
Has a Disability or sick
Is Expecting to Give Birth Within Three Weeks Before or After Election Day
Is Civilly Committed Under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code
Expects to be Absent from Harris County during Early Voting and on Election Day
Is Confined in Jail, but otherwise eligible
Is in the Attorney General Address Confidentiality Program
Is Military or Dependent of Military & Outside of Home Texas County (FPCA)
Is Temporarily Living Outside the United States (FPCA)
Is Living Outside the United States and the Voter has Indicated their Intent to Return is Uncertain (FPCA)
Is a member of the National Guard or Dependent (FPCA)

HOW TO APPLY FOR AN APPLICATION TO VOTE BY "BALLOT BY MAIL"

Click here to print an Application to "Ballot by Mail" - in English

Click here to print an Application to "Ballot by Mail" - in Spanish

Click here to print an Application to "Ballot by Mail" - in Vietnamese

Click here to print an Application to "Ballot by Mail" - in Chinese

One can also request an application for Ballot by Mail by email or phone at:

[email protected] or (713)755-6965

HOW TO RETURN AN APPLICATION TO VOTE BY "BALLOT BY MAIL"

Return this application by one of the following ways:

1) Regular residential mail via United States Postal Service

Harris County Elections Administrator

P.O. Box 1148

Houston, TX 77251-1148

2) Common or contract carrier (e.g., personal courier, FedEx, UPS, or other contracted mail service)

Harris County Elections Administrator
1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Suite 440
Houston, TX 77002

3) FAX: (713) 755-4983 or (713)-437-8683

EMAIL: [email protected]

Please note, the law has changed. To be effective, an application for ballot by mail submitted by FAX or EMAIL must also be submitted by mail and be received by the early voting clerk not later than the fourth business day after the transmission by fax or email is received. (TEC 84.007).

HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE YOUR "BALLOT BY MAIL"

In the process of voting and returning your mail ballot, make sure to follow the steps below:

Read all the instructions.

1. Use BLACK or BLUE ink to mark your choices on the ballot.

2. Place voted ballot in the Ballot Envelope and seal it.

3. Place Ballot Envelope in the enclosed pre-addressed carrier envelope.

4. Provide your identification number underneath the flap.

5. Seal carrier envelope and sign where indicated exactly as you signed your mail ballot application.

6. Place appropriate postage and return it.

Click here to view a video on "How to Complete Your Mail-In Ballot"

RETURNING YOUR BALLOT

A completed mail ballot MUST be returned to the Harris County Election Administrator’s Office in the Official Carrier Envelope provided to you. It may be returned in any of the following manners:

1) Regular residential mail via United States Postal Service (You will need two standard stamps when mailing your ballot ($1.20 total postage).

Ballot must be postmarked by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the first mail delivery day after Election Day, Wednesday, November 9.

2) Common or contract carrier; such as personal courier. or FedEx or UPS, or other contracted mail service

Send to:

Harris County Elections Administrator
1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Suite 440
Houston, TX 77002

Ballot must be received by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day
If the carrier provides receipt mark indicating a time before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, it may be received by 5:00 p.m. on the first mail delivery day after Election Day.

IN-PERSON DELIVERY OF BALLOT CARRIER ENVELOPE - ELECTION DAY ONLY

Note: Texas State Election Law SB-1 has has eliminated any in-person drop off prior to Election Day.

In-person delivery of Ballot Carrier Envelope at our Central Count facility, which is located at NRG Arena (1 NRG Pkwy., Houston, Texas 77054) on Election Day (Tuesday, November 8) only from 7 AM – 7 PM.

You must present an acceptable form of photo identification
If a voter does not possess and cannot reasonably obtain an acceptable form of photo identification, the voter may show a List B identification and complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration (RID)
Only the voter may deliver their ballot in person, You may not drop off applications in person for anyone else, even if they are a spouse or family member.

Here is the drop off location on Election Day:

NRG Arena
1 NRG Pkwy.
Houston, TX 77054

LAST DAY TO RECEIVE MAIL-IN BALLOT

A voted ballot postmarked by Election Day must be received by the early voting clerk no later than 5:00 pm on the next business day after Election Day, Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
If there is no postmarked, early voting clerk must receive these ballots by 7:00 pm on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Ballots from civilians abroad must be received by the early voting clerk no later than the 6th day after Election Day, Monday, November 14,2022.
Ballots from Military voters must be received by the early voting clerk no later than the 6t h day after Election Day, Monday, November 14,2022.

Please Note: The Carrier Envelope with the ballot enclosed cannot be submitted to the Presiding Election Judge at an Election Day polling place to be counted. However, the Mail-In Ballot, incomplete or completed, may be surrendered to the Presiding Election Judge at any of the polling sites on Election Day and the voter can in-person vote on a voting machine. The surrendered Mail-in Ballot must include the Carrier Envelope with the Ballot, Ballot Envelope.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Call: (713)755-6965

Email: [email protected]

Click here to track your Mail-In Ballot

Select the appropriate language in the upper right side of your screen

Military_Overseas Voting

MILITARY & OVERSEAS VOTING

Click here for information on Military & Overseas Voting,
then scroll down the page to "Military & Overseas Voting"

Click here for a video on: "How to Vote Absentee When You are in the Military"

This form is for absent Uniformed Service members, their families, and citizens residing outside the United States.
It is used to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and update your contact information.

Click here for "Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request" FPCA Form

WHEN MUST THE EARLY VOTING CLERK RECEIVE YOUR FPCA?

The Early Voting Clerk must receive your ballot request by the close of regular business day in the Early Voting Clerk’s office or 5:00 PM, whichever is later, on the 11th day (October 28, 2022) before Election Day unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal state or national holiday, in which case the last day is the first preceding regular business day.

Completed and signed FPCA application can be sent by:

Hard copy by regular mail

Harris County Elections Administrator

P.O. Box 1148

Houston, TX 77251-1148

2. Common or contract carrier

Harris County Elections Administrator
1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Suite 440
Houston, TX 77002

3. FAX: (713) 755-4983 or (713)-437-8683 An FPCA submitted via fax only, must also be submitted by mail and received at our office no later than the 4th business day after the FPCA is sent via fax only

4. E-mail (scanned image of signed form, no electronic signature) to [email protected]

WHEN TO RETURN MAIL-IN BALLOT

Mail your ballot in the envelope provided by mail or common or contract carrier. A ballot may not be returned to the Early Voting Clerk by any other method. If military voter (or spouse or dependent) in hostile fire pay/imminent danger pay/combat zone, your voted ballot may be faxed using authorized channels to (915) 546-2220.

The Early Voting Clerk must receive your voted ballot no later than 7:00 p.m. Election Day (November 8, 2022) or by the 6th day after Election Day if your ballot is submitted from outside the United States.

YOU ARE OVERSEAS & DO NOT THINK YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT ON TIME

The Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) is a write-in absentee ballot that can be used as a backup when the voter is living outside the voting residence and has not received the requested ballot in time to vote by the election deadline. We encourage voters to contact the El Paso Early Voting Clerk's office at (713)755-6965 or [email protected] to confirm that their FPCA was successfully processed before submitting a FWAB.

The FWAB can be mailed to:

Harris County Elections Administrator
1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Suite 440
Houston, TX 77002

Please click below to download the form:

Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot Form (PDF)

Ballots from Military voters must be received by the early voting clerk no later than the 6t h day after Election Day, Monday, November 14,2022.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the FPCA online submission; please email the Elections Administrator's Office at [email protected] or call: (713)755-6965

Click here to track your FPCA Ballot

Polling Locations

ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS AND TIMES

Election Day Polling Sites are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

**Voters can now vote at ANY voting site on Election Day!**

Click here to view or print the November 8, 2022 Election Day voting poll locations and times.

Click here for Election Day polling locations with an interactive map

Be sure to click and slide the switch to the right to display "Election Day" information and map.

In-Person Ballot By Mail Drop Box on Election Day

In-person drop off at our Central Count facility, which is located at NRG Arena (1 NRG Pkwy., Houston, Texas 77054) on Election Day (Tuesday, November 8) only from 7 AM – 7 PM.

You must present an acceptable form of photo identification
If a voter does not possess and cannot reasonably obtain an acceptable form of photo identification, the voter may show a List B identification and complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration (RID)
Only the voter may deliver their ballot in person, You may not drop off applications in person for anyone else, even if they are a spouse or family member.

Here is the drop off location:

NRG Arena
1 NRG Pkwy
Houston, TX 77054