Early voting numbers have broken records across the state. Today, Nov. 6, is your last day to have a say in the 2018 midterm elections. Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Early voting lines in Corpus Christi and around the state are sitting records for voter turnout. Voting in the 2016 General Election began Oct. 24 and continue until Friday, Nov. 4. Free bus rides aboard RTA vehicles are available from now until early voting ends Nov. 4. for anyone showing a voter registration card. The next opportunity to vote will be on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Bus rides will be free for everyone on Election Day.
If you are registered to vote, you can vote during early voting at any voting location. For the first time this year, voters will be able to go to any polling place to vote, even on Election Day. Open voting is available state-wide for the first time in Texas.
In Corpus Christi, the wait to vote has been as long as two hours at some polling places. The top 10 most populous counties in Texas, which does not include Nueces County, are reporting up to double the number of early voters as compared to 2012. In Travis County, Austin's home county, 35,066 votes were cast compared to 16,378 votes in 2012. Voting along the Texas/Mexico border has gone up 80 percent compared to the last presidential election.
First day numbers in Nueces County, Oct. 24, were 10,231 votes cast compared to 7,310 in 2012.
Polls will be open during the following times:
Monday, Oct. 24-Friday, Oct. 28
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
7a.m-7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30
12-5 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 31-Friday, Nov. 4
7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Election Day, Nov. 8
7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Curbside voting is available at all locations. Call 361-888-0303 for more information. For early voting locations, visit the Nueces County website.
For Election Day polling places, visit this webpage.
You can find sample ballots by precinct here.
For frequently asked questions about the state’s voter ID laws, check out votetexas.gov.
