Here's List Of Early Voting Sites Starting Monday, Oct. 22, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Against a backdrop of record-breaking voter registration levels in a time of political divisiveness and entrenched partisanship, the first votes to be cast for the upcoming Nov. 6 elections will be cast on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.

Throughout the political spectrum, this year's elections are sure to be truly consequential. Some voters are hoping for a blue wave to ensure better checks and balances against ironclad Republican control of both chambers of Congress, and a referendum against Donald Trump. More conservative-minded voters like things just the way they are, viewing the Trump era as the game-changer for which they had long yearned.

Yet regardless of political stripes, voters are energized.

In Texas, the embodiment of that clash of ideologies is seen in the race between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Houston and his Democratic challenger, Beto O' Rourke, a congressman from El Paso, Texas. The political contest has proved to be implausibly competitive in a state that's long been largely red, but with signs of turning at least purple if not blue. While the two are seen as the most viable senatorial candidates, Neal M. Dikeman also is vying for the seat for the Libertarian party.

But aside from political contests with national implications, voters also will have their say on a number of state and local elections — dozens of them — including the race for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture and more. A handful of state Supreme Court seats are up for grabs, as are a number of district judge positions.

At the county level, various issues will be up for voters to decide. There's a referendum on affordable housing, for example, and a number of bond referendums aimed at enhancing museums, libraries and cultural arts facilities. And at the city level, five city council seats will be up for grabs. At an even more granular level, there are several races for school district board of trustees From Austin to Lago Vista school districts to those in Leander and Marble Falls.

So voters, your work is cut out for you. All told, there are some five dozen elections for your consideration.

View below for sample ballots in the general and cities ballot as well as schools, MUDs (municipal utility districts) and libraries sample ballots:

• General Sample Ballot
• Cities Sample Ballot
• Schools, MUDs, and Libraries Sample Ballot

To help ease the process at least a little bit, following is a list of early voting sites in your area. Bear in mind that during early voting and on Election Day, you can vote at any polling location where you see a "Vote Here" ("Vote Aqui" in Spanish) sign.

During the early voting period from Oct. 22 to Nov. 2, sites are open from Monday-Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. In addition to the listed voting sites, there will be 61 additional mobile early voting locations. For the complete list visit: www.traviscountyelections.org.

Here's where to vote in your neighrhood:

CENTRAL

• ACC Highland 6101 Airport Blvd. Austin
• Fiesta Central - Delwood Shopping Ctr 3909 North IH-35 Austin
• Travis County Granger Building 314 W 11th St, room 115 Austin
• UT Flawn Academic Center 2400 Inner Campus Drive Austin
• UT Perry–Castañeda Library 101 E. 21st St. Austin

EAST

• Carver Branch Library, 1161 Angelina St., Austin
• Dan Ruiz Branch Library, 1600 Grove Blvd., Austin
• Del Valle ISD Admin Building, 5301 Ross Rd., Del Valle
• Manor ISD Administration Building, 10323 US-290, Manor
• Parque Zaragoza, 2608 Gonzales St., Austin

NORTH

• Austin Area Urban League, 8011 A Cameron Rd., Austin
• Ben Hur Shrine Center, 7811 Rockwood Lane, Austin
• County Tax Office, Pflugerville, 15822 Foothill Farms Loop, Pflugerville
• Disability Rights Texas, 2222 W Braker Lane, Austin
• Hartfield Performing Arts Center - RRISD, 5800 McNeil Dr., Austin
• Old Quarry Library, 7051 Village Center Dr., Austin
• Randalls Research & Braker, 10900 D Research Blvd., Austin
• Pflugerville ISD Rock Gym, 700 W. Pecan St., Pflugerville

SOUTH

• Fiesta Mart Stassney, 5510 South IH-35, Austin
• Gardner Betts Annex, 2501 S. Congress Ave. at Long Bow Lane, Austin
• Randalls Ben White and Manchaca, 2025 W. Ben White Blvd., Austin
• Randalls Brodie and Slaughter, 9911 Brodie Lane, Austin
• Randalls South MoPac and William Cannon, 6600 S. MoPac at William Cannon, Austin
• Southpark Meadows Center, 9600 IH-35 South, Suite 600, Austin

WEST

• Bee Cave City Hall, 4000 Galleria Parkway, Bee Cave
• Howson Branch Library, 2500 Exposition Blvd., Austin
• Randalls Flagship - West Lake Hills, 3300 Bee Caves Rd., Austin
• Randalls Lakeway, 2301 RR 620 S. at Lohmans Crossing, Austin
• Randalls Steiner Ranch, 5145 N FM 620 at N. Quinlan Park Rd., Austin

Check your voter registration status and find the list of districts and local entities you are eligible to vote for at www.votetravis.com. For a list of acceptable forms of identification required to vote in Texas, click here. Bear in mind that Texas was recently forced by courts to ease up on what was viewed as arguably the most draconian set of Voter ID requirements in the nation. As a result of those court decisions, voters not possessing or who cannot reasonably obtain one of the acceptable forms of identification can fill out a declaration at the polls describing a reasonable impediment to obtaining it and then simply show a copy or original of one of the following supporting forms of ID:

• A government document that shows your name and an address, including your voter registration certificate.
• Current utility bill.
• Bank statement.
• Government check.
• Paycheck.
• A certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birthcertificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes your identity (which may include a foreign birth document).

Early voting periods vary by state. Those outside of Texas can check their state's schedule at Vote.org.

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