Election day is May 3 for a number of local races across Galveston County, including school boards and City Council races.

Here’s what voters need to know about casting their ballots on May 3.

What readers need to know

Galveston County has 25 total locations for voters to cast their ballots on May 3, according to the county’s voting website.

A map of those locations is below:




Galveston County is part of the state’s countywide polling place program, meaning voters can cast their ballots at any polling location in the county, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.

The exception to this is Seabrook, who is hosting its own election at City Hall for its slate of candidates, according to the city’s website. For more information on voting in Seabrook’s election, click here.

Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., according to the county’s website.


What’s on the ballot

While voters can vote at any polling location, a voter’s ballot is based on the city and school district they live within.

Races on the ballot this year include Clear Creek ISD, League City, Kemah, Seabrook and Friendswood, among others.

Clear Creek ISD has two competitive races with each having two candidates, according to election filings.
  • Click here to read the Q&A for Clear Creek ISD District 1
  • Click here to read the Q&A for Clear Creek ISD At-Large Position B
League City will have a special City Council election for Position 5 to fill the vacancy left by Justin Hicks, who resigned in March, Community Impact previously reported.
  • To read the Q&A for the candidates running for League City City Council, click here.
Seabrook has 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.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 Position 2, click here.
  • To read the Q&A for candidates running for Kemah City Council Position 4, click here.
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 has $186 million worth of bond propositions—broken up into three propositions—on the ballot. Of that total, $74 million would go to 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
Diving in deeper

Galveston County saw over 9,100 people vote during the early voting period from April 22-29, according to data provided by the county.


What else?

To vote in person, voters must present one form of photo identification, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website. Acceptable forms include:
  • Texas driver’s license
  • Texas election identification certificate
  • Texas personal identification card
  • Texas handgun license
  • U.S. Military identification card with a photo
  • U.S. citizenship certificate with a photo
  • U.S. Passport
For more options, please visit the Secretary of State’s website.

To check voter registration in Galveston County, click here.

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot was April 22, according to the county’s website. Click here to track your mail-in ballot.