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U.S. Congressional District 18 special election early voting extended 2 days
- On Jan. 26, a Harris County district judge granted an emergency order requiring Harris County, Texas, to reopen all early voting locations Jan. 28 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Jan. 29 from noon-7 p.m.
- Severe winter weather forced polling places to close Jan. 25-26, and because Texas law prevents local extensions, the Texas Civil Rights Project, Houston Justice, and Pure Justice sued for court-ordered make-up days.
- According to the Harris County Clerk's office, ballots cast on January 28 and January 29 must be provisional and segregated under section 302, with about 11,000 early voters so far, just 3.4% of eligible voters.
- The judge found voters faced "imminent and irreparable harm" without added hours and ordered Harris County election officials to publicize the extended voting times, which the Harris County Attorney's Office did not oppose.
- Because the district has been vacant since March 2025, the runoff winner will serve until January 2027 and have little time to prepare for the March 3 primary.
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Storm cuts TX-18 early voting short, judge orders Harris County to reopen polls
A Harris County judge has ordered election officials to reopen early voting for two additional days in Texas’ 18th Congressional District runoff after a winter storm forced polling places to close. The judge’s ruling was in response to lawsuits from advocacy groups Houston Justice and Pure Justice. The groups filed an emergency lawsuit asking Harris County officials to extend early voting hours in the 18th Congressional District runoff election …
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