VOTING

The priority bill, backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, reverses a change the Legislature made two years ago during an omnibus voting bill that made illegal voting a misdemeanor.

Texas state Rep. Carrie Isaac wants to keep democracy out of Texas schools.

Harris County employees may soon be paid extra to work elections.

A spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office said only a court order could force a redo of elections.

Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, which offered state peace officers credit for the seminars, is now investigating.

Four Texas counties were evaluated in a 359-page audit released by Secretary of State John Scott on Monday, two weeks before he steps down as chief election official.

The League of United Latin American Citizens sued the city Monday, asking a federal court to halt its practice of electing five of its 16 council members through at-large elections.

Here are some examples of strange ways elections were decided.

Mike May, who lost to Houston state Rep. Jon Rosenthal by 6,000 votes, wants the Texas House to order a new election. State law allows such an appeal, but the House hasn’t approved one in more than 40 years.

Adam Hinojosa finished 659 votes behind Democrat Morgan LaMantia in a race that garnered 175,415 total votes.

Early voting is underway in Georgia for the runoff between Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins "Red and Blue" with the latest on the race.

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of approving early voting this Saturday for the U.S. Senate election between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

A court ordered Harris County to keep its polls open late on Election Day, but Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the state Supreme Court to not allow ballots cast after normal deadline to count.

A Georgia appeals court ruling means that counties can offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

A Georgia appeals court ruling on Monday means that counties can offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. The Court of Appeals declined a request by the state to stay a lower court's ruling that said state law allows early voting that day. Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had told county election officials that early voting could not be held that day because state law says it is illegal on a Saturday if there is a holiday on the Thursday or Friday preceding it.

A judge has ruled that Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has called for the assistance of the Texas Rangers to investigate the county’s election issues from Nov. 8, two days after Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for an investigation into the widespread election problems.

Scattered paper ballot shortages and late openings of polling places were among the glitches that prompted calls for scrutiny from statewide Republican officials.

Protesters gathered outside of Harris County Commissioners Court Tuesday to demand answers about the 2022 election.

Citing thousands of complaints received throughout the midterm cycle, voter advocacy groups want the Texas Legislature to bolster voter protection and education measures, and revisit recently passed laws that empowered partisan poll watchers.

In Texas, 45.7% of the 17.7 million registered voters cast ballots in the 2022 midterm election. That’s 7.3 percentage points lower than the state’s total turnout in 2018 but higher than in every other midterm election in the last 20 years.

Texas Tribune photographers spread out all over the state to document a momentous midterm election.

Results are still being finalized in key congressional and state legislature races across the country, but one thing that became clear overnight is that the 2022 midterm elections were not the red wave of Republican wins many pundits forecasted.

Republican challenger Alexandra del Moral Mealer has conceded in the race to become Harris County judge, according to a statement released on her Twitter page. Judge Lina Hidalgo will now serve another term as county judge.

Nearly 24 hours after polls closed, Harris County Elections staff was still working on tabulating results on Wednesday evening.

The first Harris County election results are expected to be released at 8:00 p.m.

The Supreme Court of Texas halted an earlier order extending voting hours at all Harris County polling locations after delays and temporary closures due to machine malfunctions.

A new poll from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows the race for Harris County judge is in a statistical dead heat.

Did you exercise your right to vote in early voting or on Election Day?

In case you’ve been living under a rock these last few weeks, today is election day!

Multiple issues have been reported at polling locations in Harris County this Election Day, according to Harris County Elections.

Claims of misconduct during early voting were raised in a federal lawsuit filed Monday by the Beaumont chapter of the NAACP, accusing election workers of scrutinizing Black voters’ identities and shadowing them while at voting stations

Follow The Texas Tribune’s coverage of midterm election results for governor, attorney general, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.

Voting rights have been under attack nationwide as states passed new restrictions that target minority communities.

Early voting has broken records in some states.

The Texas A&M on-campus early-voting location had the second-highest voter turnout in the county during the 2018 and 2020 presidential elections.

The Greater Houston Coalition for Civility in Elections (GHCCE) held a news conference Thursday to call for political leaders and candidates in the Nov. 8 election to refrain from election-related hate and to condemn it when it occurs.

Republicans may be waiting to vote on Election Day after former President Donald Trump pushed voting in person on Nov. 8 at a rally in South Texas.

Much of the focus has shifted to the Senate, specifically a few select races that will decide control.

Ranked-choice voting, multi-member House districts and other surprisingly simple tinkers that could fix our democracy

Sensitive touch screens aren’t always user friendly and make it easy for voters to accidentally select the wrong candidate. Voters should carefully review their ballots before submitting them.

Many Texas universities don’t have early-voting locations on campus. And state laws regarding voter ID and registration make it hard to turn out younger voters, advocates say.

Incumbent Republican commissioner Jack Cagle, who has been at the center of recent political drama on the Harris County Commissioners Court, is hoping voters give him another term in office to focus on what he calls the basics of good county government service.

Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen released a Voter Safety and Integrity PSA to spread the word about the county’s Elections Security Task Force, which was established to help ensure the safety of all voters and elections operations.

Texas voters will have a chance to cast their votes for the midterm elections on Nov. 8 for several statewide and local seats.

As we count down to election day in two weeks, and with early voting already underway, Harris County election officials are laying out their plan for avoiding the issues that plagued the 2020 election cycle.

All eyes are on South Texas as early voting for the 2022 General Election kicked off Monday, but voters were sluggish to the polls.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Early voting ran from Monday, Oct. 24, to Friday, Nov. 4. The last day to apply to vote by mail was Friday, Oct. 28.

Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued charges against Rogers, who was on parole when he voted in the 2020 primary election. But a judge tossed the case after a higher court said Paxton can’t unilaterally prosecute election crimes.

Nationwide, nearly 5 million people have already cast ballots according to U.S. Elections project figures – 781,000 by in-person early voting and 4.2 million through mail in ballots

Friday is the last day for Harris County voters to cast their ballots early at any of the county’s 99 early voting locations.

One of the state’s fastest-growing demographics, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders often lack information in their languages that would make the political process more accessible.

It is that time of the year again. Halloween decorations are back out on the front lawn, but keep in mind this is one of those years when the other lawn decorations are also prominently displayed.

It’s an ad airing frequently on Houston airwaves this election season, targeting Harris County’s Democratic judges and one that caught Houston mayor Sylvester Turner’s attention, as well.

A guide to how new polling machines work for Harris County voters.

The Texas Tribune spoke to Texans across the political spectrum and asked them to make their case for why voting matters this year. The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 11. Early voting runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4.

How do I find out if I’m registered to vote? How do I register to vote in the first place? Who is eligible to register to vote?

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Pooja and Rob about the difficult task facing election administrators ahead of the 2022 vote.

Use this map and searchable listings to find where to vote before the primary election.

The Chicago Board of Elections announced a delay in the start of early voting until May 31 because of ballot changes.

Early Voting won the 2022 Preakness Stakes, outracing Epicenter and Creative Minister. Early Voting came into the race as one of the favorites to win.

There was already no chance of a Triple Crown winner this year as Derby winner Rich Strike was not entered into Saturday's race.

Cameron County voters are taking advantage of early voting, and Elections Administrator Remi Garza expects the number of people voting early to increase as election day nears.

There were 1,330 ballots cast during early voting that ended Tuesday for the McAllen District 1 commissioner special runoff election between attorney Javier Villalobos and businessman Timothy Wilkins. Early voting this time saw 500 more votes cast than during the early voting period in January’s three-person special election. During the runoff election, Wilkins spent $15,613 compared to Villalobos’ $4,015, according to eight-day campaign finance report filings with the city secretary’s office. The early voting period partially overlapped with the Texas primary election early voting period. District 1 voters can cast ballots Saturday, election day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Gonzalez Elementary School.

The method, in which voters are asked to rank candidates, has gained traction as a way to more accurately reflect the will of the majority. But detractors warn there are potential downsides, too.

Ranked choice voting is expected to delay the results; former cop Eric Adams and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang led in Democratic polls.

Early voting is already underway.

Early voting kicked off Tuesday for the city of San Juan runoff elections.

Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., said he will push the Democratic Party to elect the House leadership in 2022 by ranked-choice voting, and that he plans to make this reform central to his agenda going forward.

Early voting begins for Georgia Senate runoff elections Early voting began Monday in Georgia for the two runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Early voting ends on January 1, followed by Election Day on January 5. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN from Atlanta with the latest.

Voting records in Texas are continuing to be broken as early voting continues. ELECTION 2020: Harris, Dallas, Travis counties shatter first-day voting records in TexasHays County lies just south of Austin and includes San Marcos. Harris County Public Health/Texas Department of State Health ServicesAccording to the Texas Secretary of State's website, Hays County saw 71,945 voters in the 2016 election between Hillary Clinton and President Donald Trump. According to Wasserman, Collin, Comal, Denton and Williamson counties should also soon surpass their 2016 voter totals. Harris County is well on its way to surpassing 2016 totals.

Harris County hit a huge milestone this afternoon. At 2:47 p.m. Oct. 23, Harris County surpassed 1 million ballots and set an all-time early voting record, Houston Chronicle's Zach Despart reports. Houston Chronicle's Zach Despart reports that Harris County is on track to see 1 million early votes Friday afternoon, an all-time record. If the early voting pace continues during Election Day, Harris County will likely break its current record for the election with the highest participation; 1.34 million votes were cast in 2016. Harris County saw more than 100,000 votes each day during the first four days of early voting.

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