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Voting early? How to avoid long wait times in Harris County

Tired of the long lines? There’s actually a way to find out the average wait times at certain Harris County voting sites

People stand in line at a polling place on the first day of early in-person voting in Black Mountain, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) (Stephanie Scarbrough, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

HOUSTON – Have you voted yet? You have until November 1 to vote early.

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But if you’ve been worried about the long lines, fear not — there’s actually a way to find out average wait times at various polling sites in Harris County.

It’s actually pretty easy, but for those who might not know, don’t worry, we’ve got your back!

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Start by going to Harrisvotes.com

Screenshot of Harrisvotes.com (Copyright 2024 by Harrisvotes.com - All rights reserved.)

From there, if you scroll a little down, you’ll see a bunch of selections in red with different things voters might be interested in. In this case, you’d click “Vote Centers.”

Screenshot of Harrisvotes.com (Copyright 2024 by Harrisvotes.com - All rights reserved.)

That’s when you’ll be taken to an interactive map of Houston. You will need to put in your address, or zip code and it will give you several options of polling sites near you.

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Once you’ve selected a location, it will give you an average wait time, and from there, you can decide whether or not you want to go to that location or find one closer.

Screenshot of Harrisvotes.com (Copyright 2024 by Harrisvotes.com - All rights reserved.)

By the way, you could totally bypass all that by going directly to this link.

The same instructions apply if you’re doing this from your phone/mobile device as well. Observe:

Mobile screenshot of Harris County voting sites (Copyright 2024 by Harrisvotes.com - All rights reserved.)

There you go. Now get out there and vote!


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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