Harris County Young Democrats Endorsed CandidatesThe Harris County Young Democrats (HCYD) is pleased to announce its slate of endorsed candidates for the 2018 Democratic Primary:
Election InformationEarly Voting begins Tuesday, February 20, 2018 and ends Friday, March 2, 2018. Visit harrisvotes.com for election information. Harris County voters can vote at ANY of the early voting sites before Election Day. Check out other locations here: http://www.harrisvotes.com/EarlyVoting/EarlyVotingLocationsNonIE.pdf.
Election Day is Tuesday, March 6, 2018. If you wait to vote on Election Day, remember that you must vote at your designated polling location. Check out your sample ballot and polling location here: http://www.harrisvotes.com/VoterBallotSearch.aspx?L=E.
Identification Required for Voting
Texas voters who possess one of the seven approved forms of photo ID that they must present that ID at the polls. Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven forms of approved photo ID may execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration form, available to them at each polling location, and provide a supporting form of identification. In addition, certain voters may qualify for certain exemptions to presenting an acceptable form of photo identification or following the Reasonable Impediment Declaration procedure.
The seven forms of approved photo ID are:
Click for examples of acceptable ID
Endorsement informationParticipants:
To vote during the endorsement meeting, participants must be 14-39 years of age and paid members of HCYD.
Candidates:
Candidates were screened prior to the endorsement meeting by the HCYD Endorsement Committee after completing a questionnaire and returning by the designated deadline. Due to the volume of candidates, the committee selected certain contested state and local races (non-judicial). The committee then voted to recommend candidates for endorsement. Recommendations were presented to the membership body for consideration and discussion, and a final vote at the February general meeting decided the official slate of endorsements.
Committee:
Andrew Martinez and James Burnett, Endorsement Committee Co-Chairs, led a group of 12 Young Democrats through the endorsement process.
- Governor: Andrew White
- Lieutenant Governor: Mike Collier
- GLO Commissioner: Tex Morgan
- RR Commissioner: Roman McAllen
- State Senator, District 15: No endorsement
- State Senator, District 17: Rita Lucido and Fran Watson (Dual Endorsement)
- State Representative, District 126: Natali Hurtado
- State Representative, District 132: Gina Calanni
- State Representative, District 134: Allison Lami Sawyer
- State Representative, District 138: Adam Milasincic
- State Representative, District 139: Randy Bates
- State Representative, District 142: No endorsement
- State Representative, District 146: Shawn Nicole Thierry
- State Representative, District 147: Garnet Coleman
- District Clerk: Marilyn Burgess
- County Clerk: Diane Trautman
- County Treasurer: Dylan Osborne
- County School Trustee, Position 3, At Large: Josh Wallenstein
- County School Trustee, Position 6, Pct. 1: Danyahel (Danny) Norris
- County Commissioner, Precinct 2: Adrian Garcia
- County Commissioner, Precinct 4: Penny Shaw
Election InformationEarly Voting begins Tuesday, February 20, 2018 and ends Friday, March 2, 2018. Visit harrisvotes.com for election information. Harris County voters can vote at ANY of the early voting sites before Election Day. Check out other locations here: http://www.harrisvotes.com/EarlyVoting/EarlyVotingLocationsNonIE.pdf.
Election Day is Tuesday, March 6, 2018. If you wait to vote on Election Day, remember that you must vote at your designated polling location. Check out your sample ballot and polling location here: http://www.harrisvotes.com/VoterBallotSearch.aspx?L=E.
Identification Required for Voting
Texas voters who possess one of the seven approved forms of photo ID that they must present that ID at the polls. Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven forms of approved photo ID may execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration form, available to them at each polling location, and provide a supporting form of identification. In addition, certain voters may qualify for certain exemptions to presenting an acceptable form of photo identification or following the Reasonable Impediment Declaration procedure.
The seven forms of approved photo ID are:
- Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
- Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
- Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
- Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
- United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
- United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
- United States Passport (book or card)
Click for examples of acceptable ID
Endorsement informationParticipants:
To vote during the endorsement meeting, participants must be 14-39 years of age and paid members of HCYD.
Candidates:
Candidates were screened prior to the endorsement meeting by the HCYD Endorsement Committee after completing a questionnaire and returning by the designated deadline. Due to the volume of candidates, the committee selected certain contested state and local races (non-judicial). The committee then voted to recommend candidates for endorsement. Recommendations were presented to the membership body for consideration and discussion, and a final vote at the February general meeting decided the official slate of endorsements.
Committee:
Andrew Martinez and James Burnett, Endorsement Committee Co-Chairs, led a group of 12 Young Democrats through the endorsement process.
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