Harris County breaks record for the first day of early voting with hours to go before polls close

[RandySF]

More than 125,000 Harris County residents went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots on the first day of early voting, smashing the county’s previous records.

As of about 7:30 p.m., the county was reporting roughly 128,000 votes with some people still casting ballots.

The polls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m., but people who were in line at that time still can vote.

The previous record for the first day of early voting was roughly 68,000 in 2016, which the county surpassed around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday.

Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins said the county also broke the record for most early votes on any day, which was set on the last day of the 2016 period.




https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/harris-county-shatter-voting-record-early-election-15644246.php

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[LAS14]

2. These long voting lines tell me that enthusiasm for Biden is irrelevant. There's TONS ....

... of enthusiasm for getting rid of Trump! His constant hammering on problems with the election has done us a great favor. People are voting early, early, early! And in droves! (Amy Klobuchar).

[RandySF]

4. I believe there are red patches in Harris.

[LisaL]

6. Overall it's a blue county.

Clinton beat Trump by 12 points. And I really don't think their love for Trump grew any since then. I expect Biden will beat Trump in Harris by more than 12 points.

[Drahthaardogs]

5. I'd crawl 100 yards over broken glass

To vote against the orange shit stain

[gademocrat7]

3. Great!

Keep it up Texas!

[DangerousRhythm]

7. I voted in Harris today.

HCC Southwest has drive thru voting and I wanted to do it that way before Texas Republicans take it away from us. My fiancé and I both voted in our car. It took no more than a half hour from when we arrived at the back of the line of cars to where we were pulling out of the tent, having given them our IDs and voting on a big tablet.

Easy.

https://www.harrisvotes.com/WaitTimes

That’s for anyone else in Harris who needs the info!