DIANE TRAUTMAN
HARRIS COUNTY CLERK


Harris County Clerk's Office Election Division

Harris County Clerk's Office

Welcome From County Clerk Diane Trautman!

The goal of this website is to provide citizens the basic information needed to access the voting process. The strength of the electoral process stems from an informed and engaged citizenry.

As the Chief Elections Officer of Harris County, I strongly encourage all qualified citizens to exercise their right to vote.

Election Division ABOUT THE COUNTY CLERK



COUNTY CLERK’S FUNCTIONS AS ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTIONS

As Chief Election Official of Harris County, the County Clerk has the responsibility of carrying out statutory electoral functions outlined by federal and state laws. Some of the County Clerk’s electoral functions include:

  • Provide training to all Presiding and Alternate Election Judges to ensure the proper execution of state and federal election law during each county/federal election;
  • Creating the ballot for county, state and federal elections in a manner provided by the state law.
  • Establishing the number of early voting locations in Harris County and schedule of voting hours (subject to approval by Commissioners Court);
  • Securing Election Day polling locations (subject to approval by Commissioners Court);
  • Securing the County’s election equipment and maintenance of equipment;
  • Accepting requests for ballots to be sent by mail and processing all returned ballots for tabulation;
  • Storing official campaign disclosure forms for local candidates;
  • Archiving official election results and voter histories for Harris County and reporting this information to the Secretary of State for district, statewide, and federal offices;

In short, the County Clerk is the administrator of elections and works with the Commissioners Court, the Tax Assessor Collector, the major political parties and other stakeholders to establish an elections infrastructure that facilitates access to the voting process to the citizenry of the third largest county in the United States.

Election Division Contact Us

Information is vital to accessing the voting process. For this reason, I encourage you to contact us if you have a question, need assistance or have a suggestion.

Election Help Line

(713) 755-6965

Voter Outreach

1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Rm. 426
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 274-9550
county.clerk@cco.hctx.net

Social Media

Elections Department

1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Rm. 439
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 755-5792
county.clerk@cco.hctx.net

Ballot by Mail

1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Rm. 440
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 755-3150
BBM@cco.hctx.net

County Clerk Main Office

201 Caroline , 4th Floor, Rm. 460
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 274-8600

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