Election Day is less than a month away on Tuesday, November 5th!
There will be a polling location on Rice campus, at the
Welcome Center, 7 am-7 pm. All voters registered in Harris County can vote
here. Be sure to bring your government-issued ID.
Early voting begins October 21st and ends
November 1st.
Approved early voting sites can be found here at Vote-Centers. (Election Day sites can also be found here.) Ride the Rice BRC/TMC Shuttle to the closest
Early Voting site (shuttle stop 12).
If you are voting in Harris County, view your voter-specific ballot at Whats-on-my-Ballot.
There are other important races and issues voters will
decide on this year, including US Senate and Representative, Texas State
Senator and Representative, Railroad Commissioner, and numerous judges and
county officials. Harris County also has three separate bond proposals to be voted on. We hope you will
make your voice heard today.
For non-partisan information about candidates and issues, League
of Women Voters Guides for Harris County are available in the Kelley Center for
Government Information in the basement of Fondren as long as supplies
last. The Guide can also be found online
here.
The Houston Chronicle 2024 Texas Voter Guide provides sample
ballots for Harris and Houston area counties along with information about each
candidate. They also post their endorsements
in many races. (The Houston Chronicle is available to members of the Rice
community. Rice students, faculty, and
staff: please visit https://library.rice.edu/houston-chronicle for instructions
on registering for a free Houston Chronicle account.)
For a more comprehensive list of election resources, access the
Kelley Center’s Voter and Election guide.
For example, if you want:
for information about a candidate's biography, voting record, positions, ratings, speeches, and funding, check Project Vote Smart.
to see where candidates stand on a host of issues, check
ProCon.org's Presidential Election site.
for information about campaign contributions, check the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and/or OpenSecrets.org.
for general information on evaluating candidates for public
office, check USA.gov's Choosing Candidates to Vote for.
