Mapping it out
During early voting, Harris County polling locations will be open April 22-26 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., April 27 from noon-7 p.m. and April 28-29 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. On election day, polling locations will be open May 3 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
There are four early voting polling locations and 25 election day polling locations in the Lake Houston area as of press time April 17, according to the Harris County Elections Department website.
In Harris County, registered voters can vote at any county polling location during early voting and on election day.
Voters should check the Harris County Elections Department website before heading to the polls for the most up-to-date information. This map is not comprehensive.
What's on the ballot?
Local elections held by counties, school districts and utility districts will be on the ballot this May.
For the Lake Houston area, major ballot topics include:
- Humble ISD board of trustees Position 1, for which candidates Oscar Silva and Gracie de Leon are running
- HISD board of trustees Position 3, for which candidates Natalie Carter and Chris Parker are running
- HISD board of trustees Position 4, for which candidates Brittnai Brown, Ken Kirchhofer and Tracy Shannon are running
- HISD board of trustees Position 5, for which candidates Judy Castillo, Elizabeth Shaw and Scott Ford are running
- Trail of the Lakes Municipal Utility District board of directors, for which candidates Mark A. Richards Sr., Jo Ann Smith, James Stubblefield, Crystal Kirby, Virginia Elkins and Mark Shuffield are running
What to bring
According to the Texas Secretary of State, voters should bring one of the following seven approved forms of ID to the polls:
- Texas driver license
- Texas election ID certificate
- Texas personal ID card
- Texas handgun license
- U.S. citizenship certificate with photo
- U.S. military ID card
- U.S. passport
- Certified domestic birth certificate or court admissible birth document
- Current utility bill
- Bank statement
- Government check
- Paycheck
- Government document with voter's name and an address including the voter registration certificate
According to the Texas Secretary of State, the following is not allowed within 100 feet of voting stations:
- Posting, using or distributing any political signs or literature relating to a candidate, political party or measure
- Using a cell phone, camera, tablet computer, laptop computer, sound recorder or any other device that may communicate wirelessly, or be used to record sound or images
- Bringing a firearm onto the premises of a polling place (this prohibition does not apply to a peace officer, regardless of whether they are on or off duty)
- Wearing apparel or a similar communicative device relating to a candidate, measure or political party, regardless of whether they are on the ballot or not
