NONPARTISAN ELECTION MATERIAL VOTERS GUIDE

1 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF HOUSTON | MARCH 1, 2022 VOTERS GUIDE | PARTYU nited States Representative .. 6 Governor ..6 Lieutenant Governor .. 8 Attorney General .. 8 Comptroller of Public Accounts .. 9 Commissioner of General Land Office .. 10 Commissioner of Agriculture .. 11 Railroad Commissioner .. 11 Justice, Texas Supreme Court .. 11 Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals .. 11 Member, State BoardEducation .. 12 State Senator .. 12 State Representative .. 13 Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals .. 15 Justice, Court of Appeals.

2 15 District Judge .. 16 Family District Judge .. 20 County Judge .. 21 Judge, County Civil Court .. 22 Judge, County Criminal Court .. 22 Judge, County Probate Court .. 25 District Clerk .. 25 County Clerk .. 25 County Treasurer .. 25 County School Trustee .. 26 County Commissioner .. 26 Justice of the Peace .. 27 Harris County Democratic Party Chairman .. 29 REPUBLICAN PARTYU nited States Representative .. 30 Governor .. 35 Lieutenant Governor .. 36 Attorney General .. 37 Comptroller of Public Accounts .. 37 Commissioner of General Land Office.

3 38 Commissioner of Agriculture .. 39 Railroad Commissioner .. 40 Justice, Texas Supreme Court .. 41 Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals .. 41 Member, State Board ofEducation .. 42 State Senator .. 43 State Representative .. 43 Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals .. 45 Justice, Court of Appeals .. 45 District Judge .. 45 Family District Judge .. 45 County Judge .. 46 Judge, County Civil Court .. 47 Judge, County Criminal Court .. 47 Judge, County Probate Court .. 47 District Clerk .. 47 County Clerk .. 47 County Treasurer.

4 47 County School Trustee .. 47 County Commissioner .. 48 Justice of the Peace .. 48 Harris County Republican Party Chairman .. 48 GENERAL INFORMATIONV oter Information .. 2-4 How to Access Your Specific Ballot .. 5 voting for Judges in Texas .. 5 CHANGES TO THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE ARE NOW IN EFFECT. INFORMATION AND HELPFUL VIDEOS ABOUT THESE CHANGES AND HOW THEY MIGHT AFFECT YOU MAY BE FOUND AT: ID IS REQUIRED TO VOTE IN PERSON IN ALL TEXAS ELECTIONS Those voting in person either early or on ELECTION Day will be required to present photo identification or an acceptable alternative identification allowed by law.

5 Go to page 2 for HARRIS COUNTY POLLING LOCATION CAN BE YOUR POLLING PLACEAll Harris County polling places are now voting Centers! Choose the location that is most convenient to you you no longer have to return to your home precinct to vote! Go to or call 713-755-6965 to find the location nearest to you. Bonus! By using the link, you will also be able to see which locations have the shortest wait times. For more information, go to pages 3 & ! HARRIS COUNTY HAS NEW voting MACHINESThe VerityDuo system is now in use.

6 Using the VerityDuo is a 2-step process. Step 1: Cast your ballot on the touch screen VerityDuo machine and print a copy for verification. Step 2: Take the printed copy of your ballot to the VerityScan machine to record your ballot and cast your vote. See page 3 for more BY MAILV oters may cast mail ballots if they are at least 65 years old, if they will be out of Harris County during the Early voting period and on ELECTION Day, if they are sick or disabled, if they are expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after ELECTION Day, or if they are incarcerated but eligible to vote.

7 For more information, go to page 3 & ! YOU CAN TRACK YOUR BALLOT BY MAILYou can now track the progress of your ballot by going to Click on voting by Mail then on Mail Ballot Tracking. INFORMATION FOR VOTERS WITH UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES College Student away at school? Living abroad, serving in the military or a military spouse/dependent? No permanent physical residence address? Served your time and are now off paper ? You have the right to vote! Some of the rules have changed; see more information about this on page IS YOUR RIGHT Should you encounter any problems at the poll, you may always ask to cast a Provisional Ballot and have the opportunity to correct any problem; see page 2 for details about curing a Provisional Ballot.

8 You may also contact the Harris County Office of the ELECTION Administrator at 713-755-6965, the Texas Secretary of State ELECTION Division at 1-800-252-8683, the United States Department of Justice at 1-800-253-3931, or ELECTION Protection at 1-866-OUR VOTE (687-8683), if you believe that your right to vote is being unlawfully denied or GUIDENONPARTISAN ELECTION MATERIAL MARCH 1, 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION POLLS OPEN 7AM TO 7 PMLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF HOUSTON EDUCATION FUNDT hings VOTERS should KnowAbouT The leAgue of women VOTERS And This VOTERS guideTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS.

9 SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERSThe League of Women VOTERS Houston wishes to thank the League of Women VOTERS of Texas for providing information about the Statewide also to everyone who provided funding support through their donations to the VOTERS GUIDE . We invite you to join your fellow Houston-area VOTERS in supporting the VOTERS GUIDE . See page 7 for details. We wish to thank our many community partners who assist with production and distribution of the VOTERS GUIDE . Special recognition and thanks to our members who support our voter education and voter service work through their personal donations and volunteer time.

10 Without them this VOTERS GUIDE would not be METRO TO THE POLLS--FREE RIDEMETRO is providing free rides to the polls on on Saturday, February 19 for Early voting and on ELECTION Day, March 1, 2022. Get information by going to or calling League of Women VOTERS is a NONPARTISAN organization. The League of Women VOTERS does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. For 100 years, the League s mission has been to support active and informed citizen participation in government. The League believes that voting is a vital part of Making Democracy League of Women VOTERS of Houston publishes the VOTERS GUIDE to help each voter cast an informed vote.