Early voting in the Nov. 6 mid-term elections begins Oct. 22 and ends Nov. 2. To vote in the election, you must be registered no later than Tuesday, Oct. 9.
The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 mid-term elections is here. Tuesday, Oct. 9, marks the final day people can become eligible to have a say in who runs the government from the Coastal Bend to Washington, D.C., for the next two years.
Early voting begins Oct. 22 and ends Nov. 2. Mail-in ballots are available until Nov. 26. Deadline to submit a mail-in ballot is Election Day, Nov. 6.
To register in person, visit the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office at 901 Leopard St., Suite 301, by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9.
Local races of interest include mayor and eight City Council seats, which together drew 30 candidates. Four are vying to upset Mayor Joe McComb, who is up for re-election after winning a special election May 6, 2017. That race was held to fill the vacancy left by former Mayor Dan McQueen, who resigned 37 days after winning his election in 2016. McQueen is one of the five candidates for the position this year.
Also on the mayoral ticket are Aislynn Campbell, founder and executive director of GROW Local South Texas; Michael Hall, an engineering consultant; and Ray Madrigal de Pancho Villa, a retired photographer and frequent candidate for local office. Formerly known as Ray Madrigal, he changed his name to de Pancho Villa before filing for office this time around.
Also on the ballot are the races for U.S. Senate, the governor’s office, and Congressional District 27, currently held by Republican Michael Cloud of Victoria. That seat, too, was recently filled by a special election after the incumbent resigned under a cloud of controversy.
For those interested in skipping Election Day lines and voting early, here are the local polling places:
—Nueces County Courthouse
901 Leopard St.
—Bishop Community Center
102 West Joyce St.
Bishop
—Calallen ISD Administration Building
4205 Wildcat Drive (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—Corpus Christi Christian Fellowship
6602 S. Staples St. (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—Corpus Christi City Hall
1201 Leopard St. (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—Corpus Christi ISD Administration Building
801 Leopard St. (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—Deaf & Hard of Hearing Center
5151 McArdle Road
—Del Mar College Administration Building
101 Baldwin Blvd. (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—Ethel Eyerly Senior Center
654 Graham Road
—Greenwood Senior Center
4040 Greenwood Drive
—Hilltop Community Center
11425 Leopard St.
—Johnny Calderdon County Building
710 E. Main St.
Robstown
—London High School
1306 FM 43 (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—Port Aransas Community Center
408 N. Alister St.
Port Aransas
Schlitterbahn
14353 Commodores Drive
—Tuloso-Midway ISD Administration Building
9760 La Branch (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—The Valencia
6110 Ayers St.
—Veterans Memorial High School
3750 Cimarron Blvd. (Closed Oct. 27-28)
—West Oso ISD Administration Building
5050 Rockford Dr. (Closed Oct. 27-28)
Temporary early voting locations
Open Oct. 22-26
—Banquete ISD
4339 Fourth St.
Banquete
—Corpus Christi Army Depot, Building 8
308 Crecy St.
Open Oct. 29-Nov. 2
—David Berlanga Community Center
1513 Second St.
Aqua Dulce
—Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi University Center
6300 Ocean Drive
