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NEWLAWCHANGES PROTOCOL Harris County has implemented several new initiatives in recent years to make voting more convenient and accessible. Senate Bill 1, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2021, prohibits some of those initiatives moving forward.
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SENATE BILL 1: Bans in-person drive-thru voting. Disabled voters can still vote curbside. Makes it illegal for the county elections administrator to send mail ballot applications. Residents can download applications at www.harrisvotes.com.
Increases protections for poll watchers. Restricts early voting hours. Th county previously o ered some 24-hour voting.
Established additional voter ID requirements for voting by mail.
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
REGISTER TOVOTE The deadline to register to vote in upcoming primary elections is Jan. 31. A full list of eligibility requirements and additional information regarding voter registration can be found at www.harrisvotes.com. VOTER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS • be at least 18 years old • be a United States citizen OBTAIN AN APPLICATION Visit: elections administrator’s o ce, local U.S. Post O ce, library, high school, Texas Department of Public Safety site and other government o ces
• not be totally mentally incapacitated • not have been nally convicted of a felony unless fully discharged or been released • be a resident of the county in which applying for voter registration
713-755-6965 www.harrisvotes.com voters@harrisvotes.com
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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her priorities is ensuring curriculum “[is] better for our community values, honors parents and our nation.” She also expressed her opposition to the board’s resolution condemning racism, which was signed in fall 2020. “I do not support the resolution of equity, which calls our district—and by virtue, the sta and students—system- ically racist,” Blasingame said. “I don’t support theories that divide us.” President Tom Jackson noted the board could revisit the resolution in 2022 with the new trustees. Resident participation at CFISD board meetings increased during the pandemic withmany parents challeng- ing COVID-19 protocols and state-man- dated character education curriculum. CFISD announced in October the dis- trict was cutting ties with the No Place for Hate anti-bullying program after more than 20 years and developing its own curriculum instead. Romero said the CLC could have used the same energy from par- ents during the legislative session when the group advocated legisla- tors make the state’s accountability rating system more fair and urged the state to release federal funding to help public schools recover from the pandemic. She said she hopes, despite political dierences, the
community can unite in support of what is best for its children. “Partisanship has not been relevant to any of these accomplishments that our district can brag about,” Romero said. “It doesn’t matter your back- ground, who you’re a liated with. It’s the one thing that unites us all … that we all want the best for our stu- dents and their education.” Ramsey, who is Cy-Fair’s primary county commissioner based on the newly redistricted maps, said in 2022 hewould like to advocate for more law enforcement o cers and that even more money be spent on infrastruc- ture, including looking into ood tun- nels to mitigate the county’s drainage issues. Ramsey said he believes the court overall has been too distracted by social service programs, and he wants to “stick to the basics.” “It seems like every meeting we come up with a new program. Many of them are well-meaning, many of those are social programs, and I’m not opposed to that in every case, but I’m telling you every dollar that’s spent on a new program [is] a dollar that’s not spent on infrastructure,” he said.
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