Election Day in Harris County: Shell Energy Stadium Opens as a Vote Center Tuesday, With 600-Plus Centers Voting 7 to 7
Add a stadium to the polling map. Shell Energy Stadium in East Downtown serves as a Harris County vote center on Tuesday, Nov. 3 - ballots in the Jameson Club, free parking in Blue Lot 1, curbside voting outside - as more than 600 county vote centers open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any registered Harris County voter can use any of them.
HOUSTON - Harris County's Election Day map gained a landmark on Monday. Shell Energy Stadium, home of the Houston Dynamo and the Houston Dash, will serve as a vote center for the county's Nov. 3 general and special elections, the club announced Monday - voting inside the Jameson Club from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with free voter parking in Blue Lot 1 on the stadium's west side and curbside voting available in the same lot. The stadium stands at 2200 Texas Avenue in East Downtown, a short walk from the EaDo/Stadium stops on the METRORail Green and Purple lines.
The stadium is one of more than 600 vote centers expected across Harris County on Tuesday, and the county's rule is the convenient one: a registered Harris County voter may cast a ballot at any vote center in the county, regardless of home precinct. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. everywhere, and a voter who is in line by 7 p.m. may stay in line and vote. Ballots are available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese.
Before leaving home, the county asks voters to confirm their registration status and review a sample ballot at HarrisVotes.com, where the full Election Day vote-center list runs from neighborhood schools to college campuses and county annexes; the elections phone line is 713-755-6965. Identification requirements and their exceptions are listed on the same site.
Tuesday's forecast, in this station's 3 p.m. weather read, now carries a heavy-rain code for Election Day - all the more reason to vote early in the day, pick the center closest to wherever you already are, and give the trip a few extra minutes.
