early voting

Early voting is complete in Texas! Over one-half of Fort Bend County voters have already cast their votes! As of the end of voting on Friday, October 31^st, 2008; 7,461 mail-in ballots and 148,448 in-person early voting ballots had been cast in Fort Bend county. This is a total of 155,909 votes or 51.8% of registered voters!

How do you know if you are registered to vote?

First, you should have received a Voter Registration Certificate in the mail. This year, the card is an obnoxious orange color, unless you are a UT grad in which case it is the most beautiful orange you have ever seen.

Don't have a card like that? You can check on the internet to see if your registration is active. Here is the link for Fort Bend County: Voter Database Search. If you go to the bottom of the page, you don't have to give your date of birth.

If your search comes up empty, you may be registered in a different county. Try this link to the Secretary of State: Texas Voter Frequently Asked Questions

Okay, I've made a decision here. I am no longer going to call it "EARLY Voting." I am going to call it "SAFE Voting," and Hal gives me another reason why.