Mister McKinney and Free Tours of Historic Houston offered free rides to the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location.
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Mister McKinney and Free Tours of Historic Houston offered free rides to the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location.
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Ernest Lopez made his way through the multitude of signs in the early morning at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location. He had voted early.
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Ernest Lopez made his way through the multitude of signs in the early morning at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location. He had voted early.
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Edna Besiant waited for her ride outside the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location early Tuesday morning.
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Edna Besiant waited for her ride outside the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location early Tuesday morning.
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Xavier campaigned for Sarah Davis at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location early Tuesday morning. “I’m an odd bird,” he said. “I just needed to do more than vote.”
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Xavier campaigned for Sarah Davis at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location early Tuesday morning. “I’m an odd bird,” he said. “I just needed to do more than vote.”
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Voters cast their ballots at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location early Tuesday morning.
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Voters cast their ballots at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location early Tuesday morning.
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Chris and Madison at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location.
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Chris and Madison at the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location.
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Sgt. Mann waited outside the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location.
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Sgt. Mann waited outside the West Gray Multiservice Center polling location.
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Mary Shankle makes her way into the polling location at the Ripley House Neighborhood Center at 4410 Navigation Blvd. “I vote every time,” she said.
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Mary Shankle makes her way into the polling location at the Ripley House Neighborhood Center at 4410 Navigation Blvd. “I vote every time,” she said.
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Moe Vickers said she was told to go to 1019 Congress Street to vote but when she got there she was then told that it had been an early-voting location only.
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Moe Vickers said she was told to go to 1019 Congress Street to vote but when she got there she was then told that it had been an early-voting location only.
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Michele, Lupe and Andrew Fraga campaign outside the Ripley House Neighborhood Center at 4410 Navigation Blvd.
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Michele, Lupe and Andrew Fraga campaign outside the Ripley House Neighborhood Center at 4410 Navigation Blvd.
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J.J. Fuentes showing his support for Houston Fire Fighters’ Prop B outside the Ripley House Neighborhood Center at 4410 Navigation Blvd.
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J.J. Fuentes showing his support for Houston Fire Fighters’ Prop B outside the Ripley House Neighborhood Center at 4410 Navigation Blvd.
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Beto supporter Jenny Ceballos helps Maria Barcenas who found herself at the wrong polling location.
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Beto supporter Jenny Ceballos helps Maria Barcenas who found herself at the wrong polling location.
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Jenny Ceballos is sworn in as a voting assistant to help Maria Barcenas cast her ballot. Barcenas drove to the wrong polling location and Ceballos then drove her to her correct polling location in Trinity Garden.
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Jenny Ceballos is sworn in as a voting assistant to help Maria Barcenas cast her ballot. Barcenas drove to the wrong polling location and Ceballos then drove her to her correct polling location in Trinity Garden.
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A Trinity Garden polling official at the entrance to the polling location.
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A Trinity Garden polling official at the entrance to the polling location.
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Jennifer Barcenas shows who she would vote for if she was old enough to vote.
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Jennifer Barcenas shows who she would vote for if she was old enough to vote.
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Lavetta Diggs poses for a photo after voting at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church at 4730 Pederson.
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Lavetta Diggs poses for a photo after voting at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church at 4730 Pederson.
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Amanda poses for a photo after voting at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center at 9314 Cullen Blvd.
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Amanda poses for a photo after voting at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center at 9314 Cullen Blvd.
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Campaign supporters at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center on Wirt Road.
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Campaign supporters at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center on Wirt Road.
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Gloria Lopez campaigns for herself while Lee Bryant campaigns for Todd Litton at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center on Wirt Road.
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Gloria Lopez campaigns for herself while Lee Bryant campaigns for Todd Litton at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center on Wirt Road.
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Brian Williamson and Mark Sanders campaigning in support of Prop B with Williamson’s vintage fire truck at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center on Wirt Road.
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Brian Williamson and Mark Sanders campaigning in support of Prop B with Williamson’s vintage fire truck at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center on Wirt Road.
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Rochelle Brackman is a non-partisan election protection volunteer helping people make sure they’re at the correct precinct, that they have the correct ID, that the voting machines are working, etc. “I just want to make sure everybody gets to vote because that’s what our country is founded on.”
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Rochelle Brackman is a non-partisan election protection volunteer helping people make sure they’re at the correct precinct, that they have the correct ID, that the voting machines are working, etc. “I just want to make sure everybody gets to vote because that’s what our country is founded on.”
Election Day is here, and, so far, people in Harris County are continuing the early-voting trend and turning out to vote in droves. Houstonia sent photographer Daniel Kramer out to capture images of Houstonians doing their civic duty; we’ll be updating this post throughout the day.
The U.S. Department of Justice is monitoring Harris County’s elections once again this year, but so far things seem to be going fairly smoothly. While malfunctioning machines have led to long lines at some polling places around the city, and according to the Houston Chronicle at least one polling place didn’t open until 8:30 a.m. because of technical difficulties, the elections are in full swing. If you haven’t voted yet, be sure to get out there!
You have until 7 p.m. this evening to get in line at your polling place. Remember, employers in Texas are required by state law to give you time to vote. If you have kids, the YMCA is offering free childcare today so that parents can get out there, and the Houston History bus is offering free rides. In other words, there’s no excuse not to participate in our democracy. If you’re still dragging your feet, check out these photos and get excited about this semi-annual chance to choose who governs us.
Dianna, a fourth-generation Houstonian and nationally award-winning journalist, is almost always interested if there’s a good story involved, a sensibility that has landed her on shrimping boats on the Gulf Coast, oil derricks in South Texas, stalking famous elderly almost-astronauts in Florida and occasionally—whenever possible—riding horses while on assignment. Dianna is a former staff writer for the Houston Press. When she’s not devouring good books or walking her dogs, she’s probably doing that yoga thing or enjoying some red wine.
