Voting guide 101: What voters need to know for the Dec. 9 Runoff Elections

Decision 2023

HOUSTON – Registered voters will have a chance to cast their ballots for the Runoff Election on Dec. 9.

The mayor’s race will be a big one for Houston.

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  • In Harris County, you can vote at any vote center in the county on Election Day. Harris County will open 450 vote centers.
  • In Fort Bend County, you can vote at any vote center in the county on Election Day. Fort Bend County will open eight vote centers.
  • In Montgomery County, you can only vote at your assigned precinct.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

You can check to make sure you are registered to vote in Texas here.

Photo identification is required to vote in person in all Texas elections. Here are the acceptable forms of ID:

You can also call the Election Protection Hotline, 1-866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683), if you believe your right to vote is being unlawfully denied or impeded.

Under Texas law, people are not allowed to use wireless communications devices within 100 feet of voting stations. In addition, mechanical and electronic devices cannot be used to record sound or images within the same distance of the polls.

At polling locations, a person may not wear apparel that relates to a candidate, measure, or political party appearing on that election’s ballot. People violating the attire policy within 100 feet of the polling place entrance may be asked to remove or cover up the apparel before entering the building.

Voters needing assistance at the polls due to conditions laid out in Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) can find information here.

WHERE CAN YOU GET RESULTS ON ELECTION NIGHT?

KPRC 2 will track the results on Dec. 9 as soon as the polls close.

We will have those results at the bottom of your screen during primetime programming.

We will also have results throughout the evening on Click2Houston.com/decision2023.

In addition, we will have coverage on KPRC 2 and KPRC 2+ during our 10 p.m. newscast.


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