Harris County voters have less than four hours to cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 general election.
The overview
According to the Harris County voting center tracker, most polls have less than a 15-minute wait across the Greater Houston area.
As of 3:21 p.m., only a few polls have more than a 30-minute wait, including:
- C.E. King Middle School, 8540 C.E. King Parkway, Houston
- Alief Community Center, 11903 Bellaire Blvd., Houston
- Shotwell Middle School, 6615 Trail Valley Way, Houston
- University of Houston Student Center, 4455 University Drive, Houston
- Alief ISD Administration Building, 4250 Cook Road, Houston
- Fallbrook Church, 12512 Walters Road, Houston
- Octavia Fields Branch Library, 1503 S. Houston Ave., Humble
- Houston Community College Alief Center, 13803 Bissonnet St., Houston
- Oaks Elementary School, 5858 Upper Lake Drive, Humble
- Katy Branch Harris County Public Library, 5414 Franz Road, Katy
- Mount Mariah Missionary Baptist Church, 15500 Vandalia Way, Houston
Election Day is still underway in Harris County with polling locations open until 7 p.m.
What you need to know
According to the Harris County voting center tracker, several Harris County voting sites have a wait time of over 30 minutes as of 11:54 a.m., including:
- Toyota Center, 1510 Polk St., Houston
- Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, 15500 Vandalia Way, Houston
- Houston Community College Alief Center, 13803 Bissonnet St., Houston
- Mata Intermediate, 9225 S. Dairy Ashford St., Houston
- African American Library, 1300 Victor St., Houston
- University of Houston Student Center, 4455 University Drive, Houston
- Trini Mendenhall Community Center, 1414 Wirt Road, Houston
- C.E. King Middle School, 8540 C.E. King Parkway, Houston
- BakerRipley Pasadena Campus, 720 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena
- City of Jersey Village Civic Center, 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village
- San Jacinto College Generation Park, 13455 Lockwood Road, Houston
- Liestman Elementary School, 7610 Synott Road, Houston
- Octavia Fields Branch Library, 1503 S. Houston Ave., Humble
- East Harris County Activity Center, 7340 Spencer Highway, Pasadena
- Eagle Springs Elementary School, 12500 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble
- Kingsland Baptist Church, 20555 Kingsland Blvd., Houston
- Maud Smith Marks Branch Library, 1815 Westgreen Blvd., Katy
- Willow Creek Elementary School, 18302 N. Eldridge Parkway, Tomball
- Katy Branch Harris County Public Library, 5414 Franz Road, Katy
Posted 9:15 a.m. Nov 5
Harris County voters can visit any of the 700 polling locations on Nov. 5 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. to weigh in on the federal, state, county and local elections.
Zooming in
As of 8:51 a.m., only the polling location at Pope Elementary School, located at 19019 N. Bridgeland Lake Parkway, Cypress, had a wait time of over 30 minutes with approximately 100 voters in line, according to the Harris County voting center tracker.
Other polling locations in Harris County have a wait time of approximately 15-29 minutes, including:
- First Christian Church, 22101 Morton Ranch Road, Katy
- Eagle Springs Elementary School, 12500 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble
- North Channel Library, 15741 Wallisville Road, Houston
- Rice University Welcome Center, 6100 Main St., Houston
- Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church, 5308 Buffalo Speedway, Houston
- West University Community Building and Senior Center, 6104 Auden St., Houston
- African American Library, 1300 Victor St., Houston
- McDougle Elementary School, 10410 Kansack Lane, Houston
What else?
According to the Texas Secretary of State office, Texans must present one of seven forms of photo identification to vote:
- Texas driver’s license
- Texas personal ID card
- Texas election ID certificate
- Texas handgun license
- U.S. military ID with photo
- U.S. citizenship certificate with photo
- U.S. passport
What’s next?
All voters in line at a polling location by 7 p.m. will be able to cast a ballot, per state law.
For candidate Q&A and more election content, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.
