Brazoria County's May 9 election—and all those in the future—will utilize Vote Centers, allowing residents to vote at any polling location in the county.

Also known as the Countywide Polling Place Program, Vote Centers will aid those who may be a significant distance from their registration address because of work, officials said.

The Texas Secretary of State's office grants participation in the program based on four guidelines that Brazoria County successfully completed. Along with approval by Commissioners Court, selected counties must have electronic voting machines—which Brazoria County has used since 2006—and software that can verify a resident has not already voted.

Public hearings are also required for inclusion in the program, and Brazoria County held six in different areas of the county.

The 29 polling locations used for elections other than November general elections since 2007 will be used for Vote Centers. Those locations, however, do not include Jones Creek, West Columbia and Columbia Lakes, which canceled May elections this year.

Registered Brazoria County voters can vote at any of the following locations on May 9:

Alvin Alvin Library, 105 S. Gordon

Alvin Ryan Center, 2925 S. Bypass 35

Alvin/Hillcrest Hillcrest Village Municipal Building, 200 W. Timberlane

Angleton East Annex (Former Walmart), 1524 E. Mulberry

Angleton West Annex, 451 N. Velasco

Bonney Bonney Annex Building, 19025 FM 521

Brazoria Brazoria Library, 620 S. Brooks

Brazoria Mims Community Center, 4283 FM 521

Clute Clute City Hall, 108 E. Main

Danbury Danbury Community Center, 6115 5th St.

Freeport Freeport Library, 410 Brazosport Blvd.

Holiday Lakes Holiday Lakes City Hall, 195 N. Texas Ave.

Lake Jackson Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Hwy 332 East

Liverpool Liverpool City Hall, 8901 CR 171

Manvel Courthouse North Annex, 7313 Corporate Drive

Oyster Creek Oyster Creek City Hall, 3210 FM 523

Pearland Drainage District No. 4 Building, 4813 W. Broadway

Pearland Fellowship Bible Church, 1720 E. Broadway

Pearland Pearland Library, 3522 Liberty Drive

Pearland Pearland Westside Library, 2803 Business Center Drive, Ste. 101

Pearland Silverlake Recreation Center, 2715 Southwyck Parkway

Pearland Turner High School, 4717 Bailey Road

Pearland Westside Event Center, 2150 Countryplace Parkway

Richwood Richwood City Hall, 1800 N. Brazosport Blvd.

Surfside Beach Surfside Beach City Hall, 1304 Monument Drive

Sweeny Sweeny Community Center, 205 W. Ashley Wilson Road