What residents should know
Voters must vote in the county in which they are registered. During election day, Harris County voters can vote at any of the polling locations listed at www.harrisvotes.com.
To vote in person, voters must bring a form of ID.
According to the Texas Secretary of State’s office, the approved forms of identification 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
In Harris County, during early voting April 22-29, 25,019 voters cast their ballots in-person or by mail, according to the Harris County Clerk’s Office.
What’s on the ballot?
This listing includes contested elections that may appear on ballots of local voters, but it is not comprehensive and does not include all possible May 3 races or any uncontested races.
Klein Fire Department
Officials with the Klein Fire Department said a property tax rate could be needed in the future to help support operations as the department’s call volume continues to grow.
However, Emergency Service District No. 16’s property tax rate is close to its max of $0.05 per $100 valuation. Voters will decide in the May 3 election whether the department can raise this cap to $0.10 per $100 valuation—the max allowed by state law, Commissioner Lance Wilson said.
Cypress Forest Public Utility District
A $12.3 million bond referendum could result in a land swap with the Harris County Flood Control District, as well as additional detention infrastructure along Cypress Creek in Spring, Community Impact previously reported. The land in question involves 27 acres of county-owned land in Spring’s Champion Forest neighborhood that previously housed the Raveneaux Country Club, CFPUD Vice President Tom Petrick said.
Harris County Municipal Utility District 230
Registered voters living within the boundaries of MUD 230—located near Cypresswood Drive and Hwy. 249—will have a say in a $70 million bond election. Officials said if approved, the proposition would fund water, sewer and drainage system improvements.
