{"id":1475,"date":"2024-12-13T13:20:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/?post_type=press&#038;p=1475"},"modified":"2024-12-13T13:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:20:38","slug":"media-advisory-tomorrow-is-election-day-for-more-than-3000000-texans-impacted-by-the-2024-local-runoff-elections","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/texas\/press\/media-advisory-tomorrow-is-election-day-for-more-than-3000000-texans-impacted-by-the-2024-local-runoff-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: Tomorrow is Election Day for more than 3,000,000 Texans impacted by the 2024 Local Runoff Elections"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1475","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Voters who have questions or problems can contact the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE","featured_image":"","press_type":false,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":52},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":true,"person":null,"name":"Jennifer Garcia","role":"","phone":"","email":"jgarcia@commoncause.org"},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<b>WHAT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Election Day is tomorrow, Saturday, December 14. Voters across the state can make their voices heard in important runoffs for city council, mayor, and more. If your city is in the runoff list below, visit your county elections website to see your sample ballot.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>\u201cLocal elections allow voters to directly impact their communities. In the slim margins of a runoff, every vote counts! Whether or not you cast a ballot in November, don\u2019t miss your opportunity to help decide the future of your own streets, neighborhoods, and schools,\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said Marliza Marin, election protection manager of Common Cause Texas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no deadline to update your voting address within the same county in Texas. Registered Texas voters can update their address at any early voting location in their county or at the Election Day polling place.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>WHO: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters in the cities of:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harlingen (Cameron County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Princeton (Collin County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copperas Cove (Coryell, Lampasas, &amp; Bell Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glenn Heights (Dallas &amp; Ellis Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Paso &amp; Socorro (El Paso County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri City (Fort Bend &amp; Harris Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schertz (Guadalupe, Bexar, &amp; Comal Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cibolo (Guadalupe County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baytown (Harris &amp; Chambers Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trustee Dist. 1 of the Lone Star College system (Harris County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle (Hays County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Marcos (Hays, Caldwell, &amp; Guadalupe Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weslaco (Hidalgo County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Groves (Jefferson County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corpus Christi (Nueces, Aransas, San Patricio, &amp; Kleberg Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ballinger (Runnels County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White Settlement (Tarrant County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austin (Travis, Williamson, &amp; Hays Counties)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manor (Travis County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uvalde (Uvalde County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laredo (Webb County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wichita Falls (Wichita County)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>To vote in person on Saturday, December 14, voters must:\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring valid (non-expired) photo\/signature ID. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/elections\/forms\/id\/poster-8.5x14-aw-voter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a list of the 12 forms of acceptable identification.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrive at the polls during voting hours. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Any voter in line at 7 p.m. must be allowed to vote.)<\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>For voters who requested a vote-by-mail ballot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the voter still has their ballot:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign the back of the ballot envelope. (Common Cause Texas suggests including a phone number or email to make it easier for the elections office to contact the voter if there is an issue with the signature.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drop signed ballots off at one of the county Supervisor of Elections offices by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. It is too late for voters to mail their ballot.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For voters who have already returned their ballot:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters can check to ensure their ballot was received through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov\/BallotTrackerApp\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online trackers <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provided by most county elections\u2019 offices. Voters can also call their county elections office to check their ballot status.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there is a problem with the voter\u2019s signature on their vote-by-mail ballot, the voter will be contacted by election officials and have until 5 p.m. on Friday, December 20 to submit the paperwork to correct their signature.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters who have questions or problems can contact the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">###<\/span><\/p>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MEDIA ADVISORY: Tomorrow is Election Day for more than 3,000,000 Texans impacted by the 2024 Local Runoff Elections - 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