Houston Smashes Early Voting Record With 2 Days to Go

HOUSTON, Texas –With only two days to go, voters in Harris County have smashed the previous early voting record. More than 700,000 Harris County voters have come out for in-person early voting, eclipsing 2012 turnout.

“Incredible turnout for a historic election,” Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart said in a written statement obtained by Breitbart Texas. “I expect the total number of early voters for this election, including mail ballots received, will get close to the one million mark by the end of the early voting period.”

Shortly after the early voting polls opened on Thursday morning, the previous record of 700,982 voters cast their ballots in this early voting cycle. A first-day early voting record was set on October 24 when 67,471 voters rushed to the polls. Since that time, an average of 70,000 voters per day have cast ballot in person. Stanart expects that number to increase over the final two days of early voting.

The election official of Texas’ most populous county said he expects an additional 170,000 to 190,000 voters to come out on the last two days. He has been adjusting resources of equipment and manpower to meet the needs of polling locations in an effort to help reduce the lines.

Stanart said the early voting workers have become more efficient throughout the process. “Even with numbers of voters increasing, the lines have actually shortened,” Stanart said. That said, with an expected 85,000 to 95,000 voters per day on the last two days, voters can anticipate some long waits at peak times.

Last Friday, 81,239 voters cast their ballots in person, HarrisVotes.org reports. In five of the ten days of early voting so far, more than 75,000 people voted in person.

Stanart said his office mailed out 123,945 ballots for absentee voters. As of Wednesday night, 89,271 of those had been returned to be counted. It is expected that more than 100,000 ballots-by-mail will be received in time to be counted for the November 8 General Election. Those ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on November 8, election officials stated.

Forty-six Early voting locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. If you are in line at 7 p.m. on either day, you will be allowed to vote. Harris County voters may go to any of the forty-six locations in the county to cast their ballot. On Election Day, the voter must go to their home precinct polling location to cast an Election Day ballot.

To obtain the early voting schedule, a list of acceptable credentials to vote at the polling location, their personal sample ballot and other election information, voters may visit the Harris County Clerk’s website at www.HarrisVotes.com or call 713.755.6965.

Early Voting Days and Hours

November 3 and 4: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

November 8, 2016 Early Voting Locations, Harris County, Texas
Location	Address	City	Zip
Harris County Administration Building	1001 Preston Street	Houston	77002
Champion Forest Baptist Church	4840 Strack Road	Houston	77069
Prairie View A&M University Northwest	9449 Grant Road	Houston	77070
Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library	22248 Aldine Westfield Road	Humble	77338
Kingwood Branch Library	4400 Bens View Lane	Kingwood	77345
Lone Star College Atascocita Center	15903 West Lake Houston Parkway	Houston	77044
Crosby Branch Library	135 Hare Road	Crosby	77532
Kyle Chapman 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 Rd	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 Freeway	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
Bear Creek Park Community Center	3055 Bear Creek Drive	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 Branch Library	15741 Wallisville Road	Houston	77049
Alvin D. Baggett Community Center	1302 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 North Richey Street	Pasadena	77506
HCCS Southeast College	6960 Rustic Street, Parking Garage	Houston	77087
Fiesta Mart	8130 Kirby Drive	Houston	77054
Sunnyside Multi-Purpose Center	9314 Cullen Boulevard	Houston	77033
Palm Center	5300 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
Champion Life Centre	3031 FM 2920 Road	Spring	77388
Lone Star College – Creekside Center	8747 West New Harmony Trail	Tomball	77375
* Indicates New Location
www.HarrisVotes.com

Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for Breitbart Texas. He is a founding member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX.