Welcome to the HarrisVotes! on-line media room. This portion of the HarrisVotes web site is for general information on the activities of the County Clerk’s in regards to elections and is intended to assist media personnel with valuable reference items.

HOUSTON September 1, 2010 - The Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, went before the Harris County Commissioners Court on Mon., Aug. 30th, and presented a plan for the conduct of the Nov. 2, 2010 election.  more

HOUSTON April 12, 2010 - Election Day, is the last opportunity registered voters have to cast ballots in the 2010 Democratic and Republican Primary Runoff Elections.  more

HOUSTON March 1, 2010 - The Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, advises voters to know in which primary election they will be voting-in before heading to vote on Tuesday, March 2.  more

HOUSTON February 26, 2010 - The Harris County Clerk announced today that an off-site automated backup and archiving data center is now in place to secure records filed with the Clerk’s office.   more

HOUSTON February 23, 2010 - Early voting by personal appearance for the upcoming Democratic and Republican Primaries ends Friday, February 26th.   more

HOUSTON February 19, 2010 - The Harris County Clerk’s Office launched a redesigned website today.   more

HOUSTON February 19, 2010 - Harris County voters can now find a listing of the contests which will appear on their ballot in the upcoming Republican and Democratic Primary Elections by visiting the County Clerk’s Elections webpage.   more

HOUSTON February 11, 2010 - Early voting by personal appearance for the upcoming Democratic and Republican Primary Elections in Harris County is set to begin, Tuesday, Feb. 16th and continue until Feb. 26th.   more

HOUSTON February 3, 2010 - The last day eligible registered voters may submit a ballot-by-mail request for the upcoming Primary Elections is Tuesday, Feb. 23rd.   more

HOUSTON December 7, 2009 - Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman, the chief elections officer of the County, announced this morning that the Julia C. Hester House Community Center was vandalized overnight.   more

HOUSTON November 27, 2009 - Registered voters residing in the City of Houston, the City of Bellaire and the Houston ISD’s District I and IX will have a total of 9 days to cast their ballots prior to Election Day at any one of twenty-one early voting locations starting Monday, Nov. 30th, as early voting by personal appearance begins in the Dec. 12th Joint Run-off Election.  more

HOUSTON October 7, 2009 - The period for voters to submit a request for a ballot-by-mail for the upcoming Nov. 3rd Election will end Oct., 27th.  more

HOUSTON September 1, 2009 - Lobbyists dealing with a county official or employee now have the ability to voluntarily register with the Harris County Clerk by visiting www.ethics.cclerk.hctx.net. more

HOUSTON July 29, 2009 - Beverly B. Kaufman, Harris County Clerk, Suzanne Henderson, Tarrant County Clerk, Dana DeBeauvoir, Travis County Clerk and Joy Streater, Comal County Clerk shared the spotlight at the recently concluded National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks (NACRC) Annual Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee, July 23-26. more

HOUSTON April 26, 2009 - The Harris County Clerk, Beverly B. Kaufman, the chief elections officer of the County, announced today that early voting in-person for the May 9 Uniform Election Date begins Monday, April 27. more

HOUSTON December 15, 2008 - The 2008 Election cycle will conclude Tuesday, December 16, 2008 with the Special Runoff Election in State Senate District 17 between Republican Joan Huffman and Democrat Chris Bell. more

HOUSTON November 13, 2008 - Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman announced today that the vote tabulating process for this election cycle is now complete. more

HOUSTON November 5, 2008 - Early voting for the December 16, 2008 Special Runoff Election in State Senate District 17 between Republican Joan Huffman and Democrat Chris Bell begins Monday, Dec. 8th. more

HOUSTON November 3, 2008 - Today Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman reminded voters who have not already voted in this election that Tuesday is their final opportunity to cast votes in the November 4, 2008 General and Special Elections. more

HOUSTON October 20, 2008 - Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman urges voters to exercise patience, understanding and common sense as they head to the polls during the early voting period. more

HOUSTON October 6, 2008 - Attorneys in Harris County now have the ability to file civil documents in the County Civil Courts at Law electronically with eFiling for Courts. more

HOUSTON September 4, 2008 - The period for voters to submit a request for a ballot-by-mail for the upcoming election begins Friday, Sept., 5th and continues until Oct. 28th. more

HOUSTON August 8, 2008 – Harris County Clerk announces Commissioners Court meeting postponed. more

HOUSTON July 18, 2008 – Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman was elected President of the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks (NACRC) at the group’s annual conference held July 10-13 in Kansas City, Missouri. more

HOUSTON July 17, 2008 – Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman announced today that the most current Campaign Finance Reports for candidates and officeholders for which the County Clerk is the filing authority are now available on the Clerk’s election website, www.harrisvotes.com. more

HOUSTON March 25, 2008 – Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman will provide the Harris County District Attorney’s office today copies of the Democratic and Republican poll books that show 1147 names of individuals that may have voted illegally or unlawfully participated in both primaries in the March 4th Elections. more

HOUSTON March 3, 2008 – Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman reminded voters today that Election Day is Tuesday, March 4, 2008. more

HOUSTON February 26, 2008 – Early Voting-By-Personal-Appearance continued at a record pace in Harris County. more

HOUSTON February 22, 2008 – The Early-Voting-By-Personal-Appearance continued to outpace the turnout for a similar election four years ago in Harris County . more

HOUSTON February 15, 2008 – Early voting by personal appearance for the March 4th Republican and Democratic Party Primary Elections will begin Tuesday, February 19th and continue until the end of the month. more

HOUSTON December 6, 2007 – A fifth of the positions on the Houston city council will be decided Saturday, December 8th, as voters go to the polls to cast ballots in the Joint Runoff election. more

HOUSTON Three Houston City Council contests and a Houston Independent School District Trustees race will be on the ballot as the Early Voting Period, by personal appearance, begins Wednesday, November 28th for the December 8, 2007 Joint Run-off Election. more

HOUSTON Voters who head to the polls on Tuesday, November 6 to vote in the Harris County Joint Election will have much to consider. more

HOUSTON Early voting totals for the November 6th Joint Election indicate that voting is lagging behind, compared to the last similar election. more

Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman reminds registered voters that the Early Voting Period for the November 6, 2007 Joint Elections runs from October 22nd to November 2nd. more

Harris County voters who wish to vote by mail in the Nov. 6, 2007 Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election may submit a mail ballot application starting Fri. Sept. 7. more

The Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, would like to remind all Harris County voters that early voting for the Tuesday, November 7 2006 Joint Election ends tomorrow. more

COUNTY CLERK ENCOURAGES VOTERS TO BE PATIENT WITH 2006 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
October 24, 2006 Houston, TX

Beverly Kaufman, the Harris County Clerk, would like to encourage all voters to be patient when voting on the November 7, 2006 General Election. more

EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY, OCTOBER 23
October 20, 2006 Houston, TX

Beverly Kaufman, the Harris County Clerk, would like to remind all voters of the start of early voting on Monday, October 23rd for the November 7, 2006 General Election. more

ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW
November 6, 2006 Houston, TX

The Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, would like to remind all Harris County voters that Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7, 2006. more

Primary Runoff Elections Tomorrow County Clerk Predicts 1% Countywide Turnout
April 10, 2006 Houston, TX

Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, would like to remind all Harris County voters that the Republican and Democratic Party Primary Runoff Elections are tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11, 2006. more

•To view background materials on the Harris County electronic voting initiative visit the “About eSlate” section. In the “About eSlate” section you will find a Backgrounder, Implementation Schedule, and listing of members of the electronic voting system task force. The Backgrounder provides a quick overview of the history of voting systems in Harris County, and the Implementation Schedule details Harris County's phased approach to converting to an all-electronic voting system. The Electronic Voting Task Force lists the 39 members of the diverse group assembled by Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman to analyze and choose from among the various electronic voting technologies.

From time to time, information will be posted here that the media may find useful when reporting on elections in Harris County and may include statistical reports that are requested often or on a daily basis as an election approaches. If you are a member of the media and have comments or questions regarding the content of the Media Room, you may contact Hector DeLeon, Director of Communications & Voter Outreach , at hdeleon@cco.hctx.net or 713.755.6738.

This section of the HarrisVotes! site is intended as a central depository for information our media partners may find useful, but we encourage the public to become more informed on the activities of the Harris County Clerk’s office.