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LWV Votersvoterslwv Guideguide League of Women Voters of the Houston Area NON-PARTISAN ELECTION MATERIAL – VOTE YOUR CHOICE! LWV VOTERSVOTERSLWV GUIDEGUIDE League of Women Voters of the Houston Area Primary Election ★ MARCH 4, 2008 ★ Polls Open 7AM to 7 pm WHAt’s ON THE BALLOT? READ ABOUT: On March 4, Harris County voters ✓ CANDIDATES . will cast votes to elect their ✓ VOTING FACTS . Party’s Candidate for National, ✓ EARLY VOTING . State and County races. ✓ VOTIng MACHINES . INDEX TO VOTERS GUIDE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: County Commissioner . 14 County Attorney . 25 U.S. President . 3 Justice of the Peace . 14 District Clerk . 26 U.S. Senator . 4 Constable . 16 County Sheriff . 26 U.S. Representative . 5 Harris County Democratic Chair . 16 County Tax Assessor-Collector . 26 Railroad Commissioner . 5 County School Trustee . 27 Justice, Supreme Court . 6 REPUBLICAN PARTY: County Commissioner . 27 Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals . 7 U.S. President . 17 Justice of the Peace . 28 Member, State Board of Education . 7 U.S. Senator . 17 Constable . 28 State Senator . 7 U.S. Representative . 18 Harris County Republican Chair . 28 State Representative . 7 Railroad Commissioner . 19 Justice, Court of Appeals . 9 Justice, Supreme Court . 19 VOTER INFORMATION: District Judge . 10 Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals . 20 Voter Information . 2 District Attorney . 12 Member, State Board of Education . 20 Voting in Texas Primaries . 3 County Judge . 13 State Senator . 20 Facts About Texas High Court System . 19 County Attorney . 13 State Representative . 21 Telephone Numbers/Web Sites . 30 District Clerk . 13 Justice, Court of Appeals . 22 Voting Machine Diagram . 29 County Sheriff . 13 District Judge . 23 Early Voting Locations/Schedule . 31 County Tax Assessor-Collector . 14 District Attorney . 25 County School Trustee . 14 County Judge . 25 ABOUT THIS VOTERS GUIDE The League of Women Voters of the Houston area published this lished without editing or verification. Replies exceeding word limit require- information to help voters cast an informed vote. Inside you will find ments are indicated by (///). candidates’ qualifications, answers to our questions and photographs. No portion of this Voters Guide may be reproduced for use in political Our state organization, League of Women Voters of Texas, provided the campaigns or advertising. Other proposed reproduction uses of the Voters information on the state-wide and national races. Guide must have permission of the League of Women Voters - Houston Area Races and candidates are listed in ballot order. Candidate replies are pub- Education Fund. The League of Women Voters is non-partisan. It DOES NOT support or oppose any political party or candidate. We thank and acknowledge contributors who fund the Voters Guide. See back page for a list of contributors. League of Women Voters of the Houston Area • www.lwvhouston.org • 713.784.2923 VIEW YOUR SPECIFIC BAllOT! WRITE-IN ELECTION PROCESS New precinct-specific information now on the Web! View your voting location and specific ballot. Enter your name or precinct number. Anyone meeting the position and filing requirements and either paying a fee ➟ Go to www.harrisvotes.com or petitioning with voter signatures, may run as a write-in candidate. The names of ➟ Click on English, Spanish or Vietnamese all certified write-in candidates will be posted in the voting booths. For each race in ➟ Click on Election Info on left ➟ Click on 2008 Election box on right which certified write-in candidates are running, there will be a space on the ballot in ➟ On drop down window click on Precinct Specific Voting Information which the voter may “write in” a candidate’s name. Using the eSlate this is done by ➟ On screen behind the drop down window scroll down turning the wheel and selecting the letters necessary to spell the candidate’s name. ➟ Enter your name or your precinct – your information comes up! VOTER InfORMATION Facts about Voting On line at www.harrisvotes.com you can view which races, candidates and other issues will You can vote if: be on your specific ballot. Follow the directions at the top of this page. • You are a U.S. Citizen, at least 18 years of age, and a resident of Harris County. To find out which City Council, HISD or HCC District you are in, look on the right half of your • You are not on parole, probation, or in prison for a felony. Voter Registration Certificate. Those designations, as well as other district/precinct designations • You have not been declared mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court. are available from the Voter Registrar, 713.368.8683 or the County Clerk’s Voter Information • You are registered to vote in Harris County. (February 4, 2008, was the last day to Line, 713.755.6965. register for the Primary Election.) The County Clerk’s Elections Office will have your specific ballot on line at www.harrisvotes.com no later than beginning of early voting, February 19, 2008. You may How do I register to vote? view which races and candidates will be on your specific ballot. See instructions at the top of Each county has a Voter Registrar. In Harris County the Voter Registrar is the County Tax this page. To obtain this information via telephone, call 713.755.6965 , the County Clerk’s Voter Assessor-Collector. You may register in person at 1001 Preston Avenue – 2nd Floor; any of 15 Tax Information Line, during regular hours. Office substations throughout the County; any Texas Department of Public Safety Office; each Public Library, including any branch or service outlet; several other state agency offices or you can When can I vote? mail in your application. Applications are available at those sites, on line at www.hcvoter.net or by You may vote: calling 713.368.8683 to request one via mail. During voter registration drives you can register with • On Election day - at your assigned precinct’s polling place a deputized volunteer voter registrar. • Early - at designated times and locations from Feb. 19, 2008 to Feb. 29, 2008 – see After you register, you should receive your Voters Registration Certificate (VRC) within 30 schedule on page 31. days. Every 2 years, you will be mailed a replacement VRC. To maintain your registered status you • By ballot-by-mail if you are at least age 65, disabled, confined in jail, or if absence from must notify the Voter Registrar of any address or name change. county will prevent you from voting. For this election your application to get a ballot by mail must be received by Jan. 4 - February 26, 2008 (received, not Postmarked), and you Where do I vote? must follow the requirements for voting by mail. During the Early Voting Period, February 19 - February 29 2008, you may vote at any of the Contact the County Clerk’s Office, 713.755.6965 for information or visit designated Early Voting Locations. Go to page 31 for a list of these locations. They are posted on www.harrisvotes.com to print an application for a ballot-by-mail. line at www.harrisvotes.com or you can call 713.755.6965 . On Election Day, you must vote in the polling location designated for your precinct of resi- How does a student who is a registered voter and attends school dence. Polling locations for each precinct are listed in the newspaper the day of the election. Also, outside the county vote? they are on line at www.harrisvotes.com or you can call 713.755.6965. • A student can return home to vote on Election Day or during the early voting period. • A student can vote absentee by using a ballot-by-mail. For ballot-by-mail instructions, Where do I find my Precinct Number? see the answer to the previous question. Your Precinct Number (Pct. No.) shows in the middle of the left side of your Voter Registration Certificate (VRC). Many Harris County precincts merged year-end 2005 and lines were redrawn. What do I do if I change my address and still live in Harris County? Check the precinct number on your VRC before going to the polling location. Promptly notify the Harris County Voter Registrar of your address change. You can change Or, you can contact the Harris County Clerk’s Elections Office, 713.755.6965 /www.harris- your address on line at www.hcvoter.net or in writing by completing a voter registration change votes.com or the Voter Registrar, 713.368.8683/ www.hcvoter.net. form or by correcting the information on your current voter registration certificate and returning it to the Voter Registrar. Voter registration change forms are available from the Harris County What do I take to the Polls? Voter Registrar, 713.368.8683, on line at www.hcvoter.net or the Texas Secretary of State’s office, Take your Voter Registration Certificate (VRC). This is all that is needed unless this is your 1.800.252.8683, or on line at http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/sos/SOSACManager. first time to vote in this county for a federal office and your original application was mailed to You will be able to vote in your new precinct 30 days after your notice has been received by the Voter Registrar without proper identification. Other identification, such as a Texas Drivers the Voter Registrar. Meanwhile, you may vote a full ballot in your former precinct if your registra- License, is accepted but it’s much faster to sign in with your VRC, which has helpful information tion has not become effective in your new precinct. on it. Keep it in a safe place. You can take this Voters Guide or other written material into the Voting Booth. However, vot- What do I do if I change my address and move to another county? ers are not allowed to display or share any campaign material in the polling place.
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