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Today is Primary Runoff Day

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Last chance to vote for your party’s nominees. From the inbox: Today, Tuesday, July 14th, is Election Day for the July 2020 Primary Runoff Elections.Voters can cast their ballots anytime between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at any of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2020, face masks, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Final Totals: Democrats carry the day

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s going to be a numbers-heavy post. Let’s start with Texas Elects, giving us a penultimate day summary: Early voting in person ended today (Friday) for the July 14 primary runoff and special elections. Through yesterday (Thursday), 532K people have … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, early voting, Election 1990, Election 1994, Election 2002, Election 2014, Election 2018, Election 2020, face masks, Greg Abbott, Harris County, MJ Hegar, primaries, Ron Kirk, Royce West, runoff, Senate, Texas, turnout | 8 Comments

How can you vote if you currently have coronavirus?

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

There is one way, if it is approved. Thousands of Harris County voters who recently have tested positive for coronavirus and now are quarantined should be allowed to vote online in the primary runoff election, County Attorney Vince Ryan argued … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Chris Hollins, coronavirus, Dallas County, Ebola, Election 2014, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, online voting, primaries, runoff, Secretary of State, Texas, turnout, Vince Ryan | Comments Off

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Second Thursday: In which I get a look at the vote rosters

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

What’s a vote roster, you say? It’s a detailed list of everyone who voted in a particular election. You can find some recent ones, mostly pertaining to the 2020 elections so far, here. I’ve used the rosters from past elections … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2020, face masks, Greg Abbott, Harris County, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Second Wednesday: This is all the vote by mail we’re going to get

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to start this update off with a bummer of a legal analysis from Vox’s Ian Millhiser: The Texas case, meanwhile, is Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott, and the stakes in that case are simply enormous. Texas law permits voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2020, face masks, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Greg Abbott, Harris County, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, SCOTUS, TDP, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Second Tuesday: A history of Democratic primary runoffs

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday I said that the turnout so far in the 2020 Democratic primary runoff was already historic. Today I’m going to show my work on that. Herewith is the 21st century history of Democratic primary runoff turnout for Harris County: … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2002, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, face masks, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, lawsuit, primaries, Railroad Commission, runoff, Senate, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Second Monday: A statewide look

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not going to keep track of what day number we’re at now, as it doesn’t really make sense anymore. But what we can do right now is have a look at how each party is doing with mail votes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2020, face masks, Greg Abbott, Harris County, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Day Five/Six: Apples and Oranges

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

We are at the end of the first official early voting week for the 2020 primary runoffs. At this point, there have been five actual early voting days, as Friday and Saturday the polls were closed for the Independence Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2020, face masks, Greg Abbott, Harris County, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Day Four: Driven by Democrats

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting took Friday and yesterday off, but resumes today. Here’s where we stand after the first four days: Election Mail Early Total Mail % =========================================== D primary 15,101 25,254 40,355 37.4% R primary 16,528 24,778 41,306 40.0% D runoff … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2020, Harris County, primaries, runoff, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2020 Primary Runoff Early Voting, Day One: People seem to like this vote by mail thing

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Big surprise, am I right? Harris County voters cast more than 51,000 ballots Monday in the primary runoffs, an eye-popping total that exceeded turnout for entire runoff elections in some recent years. Combined with a robust in-person turnout, voters had … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2016, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, primaries, runoff, turnout | 5 Comments

Ready or not, here we vote

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Hope it goes all right. Poll workers [began] greeting voters from behind face masks and shields as early voting begins in primary runoffs that will look and operate differently from any Texas election in the past 100 years. Although the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Chambers County, Collin County, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2020, face masks, Harris County, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, Williamson County | 1 Comment

The plan for the runoffs

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the primary runoffs starts in less than two weeks. Here’s what to expect. Interim Harris County Clerk Christopher Hollins is hoping to avoid the mistakes of his predecessor in the chaotic March primary election for July’s runoff … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Chris Hollins, coronavirus, early voting, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, primaries, turnout | Comments Off

That’s a lot of mail ballots

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The new County Clerk isn’t messing around. Harris County this week sent mail ballot applications for the July primary runoff to every voter 65 and older, interim County Clerk Christopher Hollins announced. The move comes as Harris County is preparing … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Chris Hollins, Commissioners Court, coronavirus, Diane Trautman, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Paul Bettencourt, primaries, runoff, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

More people are requesting mail ballots

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a trickle and not a flood so far, but I suspect that will change as we get closer to Novemner. The legal status of mail-in voting for virus-related reasons has gone back and forth — earlier this month, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Texas, turnout, voter registration | Comments Off

A poll of poll workers

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

A bit of good news, and a bit of a warning, here. Harris County poll workers seem willing to participate in this fall’s presidential election, even amid the pandemic, but voters are more reluctant, according to results from a recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, Diane Trautman, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, lawsuit, polls, Texas, turnout | 7 Comments

Harris County preps for more mail ballots

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted to spend up to $12 million for an expected uptick in requests for mail-in ballots in the July primary runoff and November general election from voters concerned about contracting the novel coronavirus … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Adrian Garcia, Commissioners Court, coronavirus, Diane Trautman, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, primaries, Republican Party, Rodney Ellis, runoff, Secretary of State, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

How do you conduct an election in a pandemic?

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

We’re about to find out, one way or another. There will be an election in Texas in mid-July, apparently with polling sites, election workers and voting machines in place so people can cast their ballots in person. How many voters … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, coronavirus, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

Here’s the official order in the TDP vote by mail lawsuit

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Round One went to the plaintiffs. From there, who knows. A Texas state district judge on Friday issued an order allowing voters to use the coronavirus as a reason to vote by mail for as long as the pandemic lasts … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, Election 2020, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, primaries, quarantine, runoff, Secretary of State, Supreme Court, TDP, Texas, turnout, voter ID, Wisconsin | 2 Comments

So about that Senate race

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I mostly agree with this. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s re-election campaign should be his race to lose. The coronavirus outbreak, by most measures, has given Cornyn an even bigger advantage as he runs for a fourth term. The Texas Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2020, fundraising, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, Royce West, runoff, Senate, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

Another view of the lawsuit over expanded voting by mail

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

From Ian Millhiser at Vox, who is decidedly more pessimistic about the plaintiffs’ chances. He starts by noting how restrictive Texas’ existing vote-by-mail law is. The law only allows Texas voters to obtain an absentee ballot under a very limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, Legal matters | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, Attorney General, coronavirus, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, League of Women Voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, primaries, runoff, Ruth Hughs, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, turnout | 2 Comments

So about those runoffs

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

They’re still happening in July. For now. Democrats and Republicans across Texas are settling in for the new normal that is campaigning in the time of the novel coronavirus. Not only has the pandemic upended how candidates campaign for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, primaries, runoff, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Abbott delays primary runoffs

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

So this was originally going to be a post about what various groups have been advocating for the primary runoffs. And then Greg Abbott went and pushed the runoffs back to July without addressing any of the other concerns that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, ACLU of Texas, coronavirus, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Gilberto Hinojosa, Greg Abbott, NAACP, primaries, Republican Party, Secretary of State, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, turnout | 1 Comment

We already have the power to do more voting by mail

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

KUT points to a path forward that could get a lot more people voting by mail in Texas. Texas has one of the most restrictive vote-by-mail laws in the country, but it is open to some of the state’s most … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, County Clerk, Dana DeBeauvoir, Harris County, Texas, Travis County, turnout | 25 Comments

All mail ballots for the primary runoffs are being discussed

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is a pleasant surprise. Texas is not making any moves to delay the May 26 primary runoff as of now, even as other states have opted to postpone elections. But election officials have had preliminary conversations about the potential … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Paul Bettencourt, primaries, runoff, Secretary of State, special session, TDP, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, The Lege, turnout | 5 Comments

What should we do about the runoffs?

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

With coronavirus concerns now shutting down all kinds of public events and other large gatherings, it’s more than fair to wonder what the risks are of conducting the primary runoffs in the usual fashion. This post on Indivisible Houston suggests … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, coronavirus, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Greg Abbott, primaries, Ron Wyden, runoff, special session, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 12 Comments

Let’s talk turnout

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Just a few random bits and pieces about turnout from the primaries. On the one hand, I think it’s great that Dems got the turnout that we did, in Harris County and around the state. On the other hand, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Collin County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, early voting, El Paso, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Warren, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Hidalgo County, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Montgomery County, Pete Buttigieg, President, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, Williamson County | Comments Off

Trautman apologizes for the long lines

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

A very good start. Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman is taking “full responsibility” for the long lines and wait times that bogged down election night voting and forced some voters to wait more than six hours to cast their ballots. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Democratic primary, Diane Trautman, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Texas, turnout | 6 Comments

We need to talk about those lines

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

I wish we could talk about something else, but we have to do this. Dozens of Democratic voters were still waiting to cast ballots at midnight in Houston, turning Super Tuesday into a painful slog for some citizens amid questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Christian Menefee, Democratic primary, Diane Trautman, Election 2020, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCDP, Hervis Rogers, Lina Hidalgo, primaries, Rodney Ellis, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Organizing Project, turnout, Vince Ryan, voting centers | 20 Comments

2020 primary results: President

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Before we get to the numbers, one last word about polls. As we know, polls released over the weekend were quite favorable to Bernie Sanders. However, there was more polling done since then, and both nationally and in Texas there … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020, The making of the President | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2020, Election Day, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, President, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

2020 primary results: Harris County

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s start with this. Long lines combined with a lack of voting machines turned into frustration for voters at several election sites in Harris County on Super Tuesday. Margaret Hollie arrived at the Multi Service Center on Griggs Road at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Andrea Duhon, Ann Harris Bennett, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Daryl Moore, David Brown, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, District Attorney, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2020, George Powell, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Sheriff, Harris County Tax Assessor, HCDE, HCDP, judicial races, Kim Ogg, Kristi Thibaut, Larry Weiman, Michael Moore, primaries, Randy Roll, Republican Party, Rodney Ellis, runoff, Steven Kirkland, Texas, turnout, Vince Ryan | 7 Comments

Six questions for today’s voting

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

In some semblance of an order… 1. How will the early vote differ from the Tuesday vote? I’m mostly talking about the Presidential race here. We strongly suspect today will be a very big day at the ballot box, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Bernie Sanders, CD02, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, Congress, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Harris County, Joe Biden, MJ Hegar, polls, President, primaries, Royce West, Senate, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

Primary early voting: Comparing 2020 to 2016

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron looks into the early voting numbers around the state. Experts cautioned that early voting data should be taken with a grain of salt — for one because the subset of people who vote early aren’t necessarily representative of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bell County, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, early voting, El Paso, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Lubbock, McLennan County, Montgomery County, Nueces County, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, Williamson County | 1 Comment

Final 2020 primary early voting report: “Healthy but not historic”

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Sounds about right. Democratic primary voters surged to the polls in Harris County on Friday, surpassing turnout from 2016 but falling well short of their record-setting performance in 2008. Republican primary voters, meanwhile, turned out in larger-than-expected numbers thanks to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

2020 Primary Early Voting, Day Ten: Come hell or high water

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday was quite the day, wasn’t it? People did still vote, which is nice. Here’s the Day Ten report for 2020, and here are the totals from 2012, 2016, and 2018. The totals after Day Ten: Year Mail Early Total … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Harris County, Houston, primaries, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

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