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2008 VOTING INFORMATION!
Harris County
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Election Results
Register to Vote
Sample Ballot
Voting By Mail
Precinct Specific Voting Information
Secretary of State's May 10, 2008 Election Law
Calendar
What is eSlate™?
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Upcoming
Dates of Interest
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November 4, 2008 - Uniform Election
Date
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**First Day to File for
Place on General Election Ballot (for cities
and schools ONLY) (filing deadline for other
political subdivisions may vary)
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July 27, 2008
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Last Day to Order General
Election
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August 26, 2008
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**Last Day to File for
Place on General Election Ballot (for local
political subdivisions ONLY)
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August 26, 2008
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First Day to Apply for
Ballot by Mail
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September 5, 2008
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Last Day to Register to
Vote
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October 6, 2008
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First Day of Early Voting
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October 20, 2008 (17th day
before election day falls on a Saturday, first
day moves to next business day)
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Last Day to Apply for
Ballot by Mail
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October 28, 2008 (must be
received, not merely postmarked)
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Last Day of Early Voting
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October 31, 2008
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*Local political subdivisions:
county local propositions, cities, school districts, water
districts, hospital districts, and any other local government
that conducts elections. The majority of these elections are
conducted on the May uniform election date.
**Filing deadlines. Generally, the
filing deadline is the 62nd day prior to election day (70th
day prior to November General); however, the Election Code may
provide a different special election filing deadline. See
Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code. Local political
subdivisions, other than cities or school districts, might not
have a "first day" to file. Write-in deadlines for
general and special elections also vary, but the deadline is
usually on the 5th day after the regular filing deadline for
the election.
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What is eSlate™?
How
to use the eSlate™ - English
Windows Media Player DSL/Cable
How
to use the eSlate™ - English
Windows Media Player Modem
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How
to use the eSlate™ - Spanish
Windows Media Player DSL/Cable
How
to use the eSlate™ - Spanish
Windows Media Player Modem
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eSlate™
Testimonial
eSlate™ Video
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The eSlate is an electronic voting
system, also known as a Direct Record Electronic (DRE)
voting system. The eSlate is manufactured, marketed and
supported by Hart InterCivic (www.hartintercivic.com)
in partnership with Dell Computer Corporation (www.dell.com).
eSlate has won acclaim for its ease of
use, accessibility to disabled voters and fast, efficient
ballot tabulation. Its unique Rotary Select™ technology
ensures voters can confidently and accurately register their
votes.
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The eSlate™ is about the size of a legal pad,
about one inch thick, and weighs just 5.2 pounds. The voter uses a
rotary wheel to move through the ballot and select his or her vote
– giving new meaning to the phrase "Harris has moved into the
future"!
Using the wheel, you, the voter, select a
language – English or Spanish. Next, you are asked to enter the
four-digit code you will receive upon check-in at the voting site.
The code tells the system which ballot to present to you; the code
does NOT identify you in any way and cannot be linked to your vote.
The ballot then appears on the color screen, and
you use the wheel to move a highlight bar through the ballot. Once
you move the highlight bar onto your desired choice, simply press
the large button marked ENTER,
and the selection is recorded. That choice turns bold, and all the
other choices fade into the background, so you have a strong visual
signal of your vote.
If you make a mistake or change your mind, all
you have to do is to change the selection – the system won’t let
you cast more than the allowable number of votes in a race. After
you have voted in the last contest on the ballot, a screen will
appear listing all the choices you have made and lets you know if
you missed voting in any race. If you choose not to vote in the last
contest listed on the ballot, simply press the NEXT
button to get to your ballot summary screen. From this screen, you
can make corrections, as needed, to be sure your votes are counted
the way you want them to be. When you are finished reviewing your
ballot, press the CAST BALLOT
button to put your ballot into the electronic ballot box.
That’s all there is to it. You don’t have to
know anything about computers. The eSlate System is really more of
an appliance – a state-of-the-art voting appliance that is sure to
make Harris County voting faster and easier.
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