Early voting for the May 3 election begins on April 22 and will feature a number of City Council and school board races on the ballot.

Here’s what Galveston County residents need to know about early voting this year.

What readers need to know

Galveston County will have nearly two dozen locations available for voters to cast their ballots, according to the county’s voting website.

Below is a map of the voting locations throughout Galveston County:




Voters can cast ballots at any location, according to the county’s website. The same will remain true for election day on May 3.

The voting times, according to the county’s website, are:
  • April 22-25: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • April 28-29: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
One key exception to the voting locations are for residents voting in Seabrook’s election. To cast a ballot for the city, voters must go to Seabrook City Hall at 1700 First Street, Seabrook, according to the city’s website.

The hours for voting in Seabrook, according to city documents, are:
  • April 22-23: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • April 24: 7:30 a.m.-5p.m.
  • April 25: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • April 26: 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
  • April 28-29: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
What’s on the ballot


Voters will cast ballots based on the specific city and school district they live in.

For those in League City, a special City Council election for Position 5 is on the ballot after former council member Justin Hicks resigned in March, Community Impact previously reported.

To read the Q&A for the candidates running for League City City Council, click here.

Clear Creek ISD has two races on the ballot—each with two candidates, according to election filings.Seabrook has a busy slate, with five total races—four City Council races and one mayoral race—as well as a pair of bond propositions totaling around $22 million for a new police department building and community pool, according to Seabrook’s website.Friendswood will have two races on the ballot for city council, one of which is competitive, according to the city's website.


To read the Q&A for the race in Friendswood, click here.

Galveston County will also have three bond propositions—totaling $186 million—including $74 million for road work throughout the county, according to the county’s website. Some of that money broken down includes:
  • $11M for League City
  • $6M for Friendswood
  • $8.5M for Texas City
  • $1.6M for Kemah
Kemah City Council will also have two competitive City Council races and a mayoral race, which is not competitive, according to county documents.

To read the Q&A for candidates running for Kemah City Council, click here.