HOUSTON – Election Day has finally arrived and amid a heated battle between the state, local counties, and the federal government, all eyes anxiously await the results.
At 10 a.m. Tuesday, Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth will hold a news conference as millions of ballots will be counted. Details are limited as to what Hudspeth will discuss, but a news release says she will answer any questions and provide information for voters who may not have cast their ballot yet.
During the news conference, Hudspeth said as of 10 a.m., over 85,000 voters have cast their ballot in Harris County.
According to NBC, over 72 million Americans have already cast their ballots. They also reported that of the early votes cast, 40% came from Republicans, 40% from Democrats, and 20% from others.
Statewide, the Texas Secretary of State reports that 47% of registered voters voted early. Harris County even set a new record, with nearly 46% of registered voters casting early ballots on the first day, while Fort Bend and Montgomery counties saw 54% early turnout.
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Last Friday, Hudspeth wanted to assure voters there would not be a shortage of ballot papers, which some precincts experienced in 2022.
“We’ve done many things here in Harris County to address paper concerns of the past. In the last year that I’ve run elections, we’ve had more than enough paper and did a software upgrade to ensure less paper needs to be printed,” she said.
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KPRC 2 will live stream the news conference at 10 a.m. here and on KPRC 2+ and continue to make updates to this story as more information becomes available.