Increased turnout, long lines continue in Harris County on second day of early voting
Harris County obliterated turnout records again on Wednesday when more than 100,000 voters flooded polling places for the second day in a row.
By the evening, more than 270,000 total in-person and mail ballots had been cast, more than 10 percent of the voter roll, with 17 early voting days remaining.
Harris County Clerk Christopher Hollins said the record participation is a return on investment for his office’s ambitious elections plan, which included nearly tripling the number of early voting sites, extending polling hours, adding voting machines and encouraging voting by mail.
“It shouldn’t surprise us that more Texans vote when we make voting easy and accessible to everyone,” Hollins said. “People across this county are yearning to have their voices heard.”
Wednesday picked up where Tuesday left off. Voters on Tuesday shattered the record for first day of early voting, with more than 128,000 ballot cast and 41,000 mail ballots received. The previous first day record was 68,000 votes, set in 2016.
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