After two weeks of much higher-than-normal turnout for early voting in Comal County, Election Day for the 2018 midterms is Tuesday, November 6. For more information, visit www.VoteInNewBraunfels.com.
Polls will be open throughout the county from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Unlike during early voting, voters can only cast a ballot at the polling place in their voting precinct. A list of precincts and polling places is below.
“We’ve had turnout in early voting more on pace with a presidential election than a midterm,” said Comal County Elections Coordinator Cynthia Jaqua. “We expect Election Day to be busy, too, so residents may want to give themselves extra time to vote. We’re committed to making sure every registered voter who wants to cast a ballot can do so before the polls close.”
Jaqua encouraged voters to take their time while voting and to double-check their selections before casting their ballots.
By the end of the day on Wednesday, October 31, more than 41,000 Comal County residents had cast ballots in the election, already exceeding the total number of voters in 2014 and slightly below the numbers who voted in the 2016 presidential election. Overall turnout was at roughly 41 percent, nearly matching the total turnout for all of the 2014 election.
The ballots feature contested local races for county clerk and Precinct 2 and Precinct 4 commissioners; state races including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and seats on Texas appellate courts and in the Legislature; and federal races for seats in the U.S. House and Senate.
State law requires that voters provide an approved photo ID before casting a ballot. Those who do not have one of the approved forms of ID can sign an affidavit certifying they do not have and cannot reasonably obtain one, and provide an alternate form of identification. A list of the approved photo IDs and alternates can be found at www.votetexas.gov.
For a list of polling places, precinct maps, sample ballots and more Election Day information, visit www.votecomal.com.
Precincts and voting locations for Election Day are as follows: