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Guest Author, Dr. Janice Newsum

Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar

Local Politics

Nearly 158.4 million votes were cast in the 2020 presidential election, or put another way 6 in 10 voting age, eligible voters participated in the federal election. Despite the biggest increase in voter participation in four decades, America ranks 24th out of 35 developed countries in election participation according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Desilver, 2021). The adage that all politics are local is a reference to the plethora of municipal elections that happen in the years between federal elections. 

Special runoff elections for Texas House Districts 10 and 118 were held in September 2021 and on November 2, 2021 there will be a Constitutional Amendment Special Election. Early voting in Harris County for the November 2 election began on October 18, 2021 and will continue through October 29, 2021. For further information on each of the 8 amendments visit https://lwvtexas.org/. Additional information on upcoming Texas elections can be found at https://www.vote411.org/texas.  

In addition to the 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments, elections in other counties include:

MONTGOMERY COUNTY:  

• 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments 

• Cleveland ISD Bond

• New Caney ISD Trustee Election 

• Tomball ISD Bond Election 

• City of Patton Village Mayor and Council Member  

• City of Splendora, Mayor and Council Member 

• City of Woodbranch Village, Mayor and Council Member 

• The Woodlands Township General Election and Special Election

• Montgomery County Water Control  

• East Plantation Utility District Bond Election

• Montgomery County Municipal Utility District 8, 95 and 201 Bond  

• River Plantation Municipal Utility District Special Election 

• Woodland Utility District #1  

• Roman Forest Public Utility #4, Plum Cree District #1A 

• For Sample ballots go to https://elections.mctx.org/ 

BRAZORIA COUNTY: 

• 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments 

• Pearland ISD, Proposition A  

• Brazoria Municipal Utility District 44 Propositions A, B,C,D,E,F,G,H. 

• For Sample ballots go to https://www.brazoriacountyclerktx.gov/departments/elections 

FORT BEND COUNTY: 

• 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments 

• Missouri City General Election Council Member 

• Missouri City Propositions  

• Bonds and Maintenance Tax Elections Some District A-J 

• Meadows Place Proposition  

• For Sample ballots go to https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-services/elections-voter-registration 

HARRIS COUNTY:  

• 8 Texas Constitutional Amendments 

• For Sample ballots go to https://www.harrisvotes.com/?lang=en-US 

Desilver, D. (2021). Turnout soared in 2020 as nearly two-thirds of eligible U.S. voters cast ballots for president. Pew Research Center. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/01/28/turnout-soared-in-2020-as-nearly-two-thirds-of-eligible-u-s-voters-cast-ballots-for-president/.