Polls open Monday for Tarrant County\u2019s midterm elections, and voters have 12 days to cast a ballot before Election Day on Nov. 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n
More than 1.3 million people are registered to vote in Tarrant County. Each of them has the chance to elect new government representatives at the county, state and federal levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Midterm elections occur at the two-year mark of a presidential term, allowing voters to influence which political party controls the House of Representatives and Senate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The November ballot features more than 70 partisan midterm races<\/a> \u2014 with candidates identified by party \u2014 as well as nonpartisan elections<\/a> for the Tarrant Appraisal District<\/a>, local school boards, city councils and bond programs.<\/p>\n Democratic and Republican nominees for the partisan races were chosen by voters during the March primaries. Tarrant County\u2019s primary elections saw unusually high voter turnout<\/a>, which politicians and political observers noted as a likely indicator of increased voter engagement in November as well.<\/p>\n The early voting period is Oct. 19-30. Polls are open during the following hours:\u00a0<\/p>\n Oct. 19-23: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Registered voters may cast a ballot in person at any of the 47 polling sites<\/a> in the county open for early voting.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Fort Worth Report\u2019s nonpartisan Tarrant County Voter Guide<\/a> features candidate surveys, election dates and other information to know before casting a ballot. Coverage of the Tarrant County races is available at Election Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cecilia Lenzen is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at cecilia.lenzen@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOct. 24: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
\nOct. 25: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
\nOct. 26-30: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.<\/p>\n