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HOUSTON March 27, 2008 - Harris County Voters will decide a total of ten political contests where no candidate received fifty-percent plus-one of the votes three weeks ago as early voting begins in the Democratic and Republican Primary Runoff Election on Monday, March 31 st.more

HOUSTON March 25, 2008 – Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman will provide the Harris County District Attorney’s office today copies of the Democratic and Republican poll books that show 1147 names of individuals that may have voted illegally or unlawfully participated in both primaries in the March 4th Elections. more

HOUSTON March 3, 2008 – Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman reminded voters today that Election Day is Tuesday, March 4, 2008. more

HOUSTON February 26, 2008 – Early Voting-By-Personal-Appearance continued at a record pace in Harris County. more

HOUSTON February 22, 2008 – The Early-Voting-By-Personal-Appearance continued to outpace the turnout for a similar election four years ago in Harris County . more

HOUSTON February 15, 2008 – Early voting by personal appearance for the March 4th Republican and Democratic Party Primary Elections will begin Tuesday, February 19th and continue until the end of the month. more

HOUSTON December 6, 2007 – A fifth of the positions on the Houston city council will be decided Saturday, December 8th, as voters go to the polls to cast ballots in the Joint Runoff election. more

HOUSTON Three Houston City Council contests and a Houston Independent School District Trustees race will be on the ballot as the Early Voting Period, by personal appearance, begins Wednesday, November 28th for the December 8, 2007 Joint Run-off Election. more

HOUSTON Voters who head to the polls on Tuesday, November 6 to vote in the Harris County Joint Election will have much to consider. more

HOUSTON Early voting totals for the November 6th Joint Election indicate that voting is lagging behind, compared to the last similar election. more

Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman reminds registered voters that the Early Voting Period for the November 6, 2007 Joint Elections runs from October 22nd to November 2nd. more

Harris County voters who wish to vote by mail in the Nov. 6, 2007 Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election may submit a mail ballot application starting Fri. Sept. 7. more

The Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, would like to remind all Harris County voters that early voting for the Tuesday, November 7 2006 Joint Election ends tomorrow. more

COUNTY CLERK ENCOURAGES VOTERS TO BE PATIENT WITH 2006 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
October 24, 2006 Houston, TX

Beverly Kaufman, the Harris County Clerk, would like to encourage all voters to be patient when voting on the November 7, 2006 General Election. more

EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY, OCTOBER 23
October 20, 2006 Houston, TX

Beverly Kaufman, the Harris County Clerk, would like to remind all voters of the start of early voting on Monday, October 23rd for the November 7, 2006 General Election. more

ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW
November 6, 2006 Houston, TX

The Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, would like to remind all Harris County voters that Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7, 2006. more

Primary Runoff Elections Tomorrow County Clerk Predicts 1% Countywide Turnout
April 10, 2006 Houston, TX

Harris County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman, would like to remind all Harris County voters that the Republican and Democratic Party Primary Runoff Elections are tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11, 2006. more

•To view background materials on the Harris County electronic voting initiative visit the “About eSlate” section. In the “About eSlate” section you will find a Backgrounder, Implementation Schedule, and listing of members of the electronic voting system task force. The Backgrounder provides a quick overview of the history of voting systems in Harris County, and the Implementation Schedule details Harris County's phased approach to converting to an all-electronic voting system. The Electronic Voting Task Force lists the 39 members of the diverse group assembled by Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman to analyze and choose from among the various electronic voting technologies.

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