City of Houston Municipal Elections
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The Harris County municipal elections are held on November 8th, 2005! Please check the Harris County Clerk's website for more detailed information. The most important information is listed below. Review the candidates for the City of Houston General Ballot 2005. You may also review the 2005 Campaign finance reports for these candidates.
- Download Early Voting Locations
- League of Women Voters provides a voting guide complete with candidate descriptions, etc.. in both English and Spanish!
- If you do not vote early, if you vote on November 8th, you are required to vote at your designated polling locaction. This information is not yet available - please check back for details.
- Harris County sample ballot
Important Dates
- September 9, 2005: First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
- October 11, 2005: Last Day to Register to Vote (October 9th is 30th day, but deadline moves to next business day, Tuesday, due to Columbus Day holiday)
- October 24, 2005: First Day of Early Voting. Download / review early voting locations.
- November 1, 2005: Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (application must be received by November 1, not postmarked November 1)
- November 4, 2005: Last Day of Early Voting
- November 8, 2005: Election Day
Please pay special attention to the State Constitutional Amendments Appearing on the November 8, 2005 Special Election Ballot:
| Constitutional Amendments on the November 8, 2005 Ballot | |||
| Bill / Proposition Number | Sponsors | Ballot Language | Vote? |
| Proposition 1 | McClendon - Staples | “The constitutional amendment creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, rehabilitation, and expansion of rail facilities.” | |
| Proposition 2 on the Ballot VOTE NO in November! PDF Printable / Downloadable version of the bill | Chisum - Staples | “The constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.” The state of Texas and the Federal Government have already passed the Defense of Marriage Act, H.R.3396, which defines marriage as the following. "`In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word `marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word `spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.'." Download a PDF version of the bill. Visit the No Nonsense in November website for more details. This bill is so poorly and loosely worded it could also effect those living in common law marriages as well. | NO |
| Proposition 3 | Krusee - Ogden | “The constitutional amendment clarifying that certain economic development programs do not constitute a debt.” | |
| Proposition 4 Summary Bill Text SJR 17 | Staples - Gattis | “The constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a criminal defendant who violates a condition of the defendant’s release pending trial.” | |
| Proposition 5 Summary Bill Text SJR 21 | Averitt - Flynn | “The constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to define rates of interest for commercial loans.” | |
| Proposition 6 Summary Bill Text HJR 87 | Farabee - Lindsay | “The constitutional amendment to include one additional public member and a constitutional county court judge in the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.” | |
| Proposition 7 Summary Bill Text SJR 7 | Carona - Hochberg | “The constitutional amendment authorizing line-of-credit advances under a reverse mortgage.” | |
| Proposition 8 Summary Bill Text SJR 40 | Eltife - Hughes | “The constitutional amendment providing for the clearing of land titles by relinquishing and releasing any state claim to sovereign ownership or title to interest in certain land in Upshur County and in Smith County.” | |
| Proposition 9 | Krusee - Staples | “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a six-year term for a board member of a regional mobility authority.” | |
General Election Ballot, November 8, 2005
(i) Incumbent - (TL) Term Limited - (R) Republican - (D) Democrat
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| Mayor | Bill White (i) | D | 713-659-9000 |
| Friends of Bill White 109 N. Post Oak Lane Suite 350 Houston, TX 77024 | ||||||
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| City Controller | Annise Parker (i) | D | 713-960-1601 | 713-960-1636 | PO Box 66513 Houston, TX 77266 | ||||||
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| Position 1 | Peter Brown | D | 713-528-0049 | 713-528-2334 | Website | escramble('peter','peterbrownforcouncil.org');">Email | 3306 S. Shepherd Houston, TX 77098 | |||||
| Mark Ellis (i) term-limited | R | 713-247-2014 | |||||||||
| Michael Griffin | D | ||||||||||
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| Roy Morales | R | 713-520-7825 |
| Roy Morales Campaign 2450 Louisiana, Suite 400-224 Houston, TX 77006 | ||||||
| Position 2 | Jay Aiyer | D | 713-978-7701 | 713-978-7716 | 6524 San Felipe, PMB 412 Houston, TX 77057 | ||||||
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| Sue Lovell | D | 713-960-1601 | 713-960-1636 | 2615 Waugh Drive #222 Houston, TX 77006 | ||||||
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| John Elford | R | 713-266-4695 |
| PO Box 571733 Houston, TX 77257-1733 | ||||||
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| Gordon Quan (i) term-limited) | D | ||||||||||
| Position 3 | Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (i) | R | 713-247-2005 | 713-247-2648 | Website | escramble('sekula-gibbs','cityofhouston.net');">Email | PO Box 890954 Houston, TX 77289-0954 | |||||
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| Position 4 | Ronald Green (i) | D | 713-247-2012 | 713-247-1424 | Councilman Ronald GreenCity Hall Annex900 Bagby, 1st FloorHouston, TX 770026524 San FelipePMB 517 Houston, TX 77057 | ||||||
| Position 5 | Michael Berry (i) | R | 713-522-6138 | 713-522-3286 | 223 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006 | ||||||
| Michael Stoma | D | 281 380-3728 | 13838 Hollowgreen Drive Houston, TX 77082 | ||||||||
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| District A | Toni Lawrence (i) | R | 713-247-2010 |
| Councilwoman Tonie Lawrence City Hall Annex 900 Bagby, 1st Floor Houston, TX 77002 | ||||||
| Dennis Carter | escramble('cartclan','earthlink.net');">Email | ||||||||||
| District B | Tommie Ruth Allen | D | 281-590-1832 | 281-449-0033 | PO Box 116677 Houston, TX 77293-1667 | ||||||
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| Willie Hunter | D | 832-286-7711 | 281-590-9499 | PO Box 111662 Houston, TX 77293 | ||||||
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| Jarvis Johnson | D | 713-957-5113 |
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| Carol Galloway (i) term-limited | D | ||||||||||
| District C | Ray Jones | D | 713-529-2939 | 713-529-7887 | Post Office Box 667518Houston, Texas 77266 | ||||||
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| Mark Lee | D | 713-978-7701 | 713-978-7716 | Website | escramble('marklee','markleeforhouston.com');">Email | 6524 San Felipe, PMB 124 Houston, TX 77057 | |||||
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| Herman Litt | D |
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| Anne Clutterbuck | R | 713-520-1741 |
| Website | escramble('anne','clutterbuckforcouncil.com');">Email | 2476 Bolsover #428 Houston, TX 77005 | |||||
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| Brian Cweren | R | 713-622-2111 |
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| George Hittner | R | 713-978-7501 | 713-339-1947 | PO Box 20609 Houston, TX 77225-0609 | ||||||
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| Judy Siverson | R | 713-349-9270 |
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| District D | Ada Edwards (i) | D |
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| District E | Addie Wiseman (i) | R |
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| District F | M.J. Khan (i) | R |
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| John Shike | D | 281-561-8400 | 281-561-8226 | 6523 Briar Glade Houston, TX 77072 | ||||||
| District G | Pam Holm (i) | R | 713-621-4328 | 713-861-4602 | 5773 Woodway Drive, PMB 293 Houston, TX 77057 | ||||||
| District H | Adrian Garcia (i) | D |
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| District I | Carol Alvarado (i) | D | 713-247-2011 | 713-247-3067 | Website | escramble('districti','cityofhouston.net');">Email | PO Box 162 Houston, TX 77251-1562 | |||||
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| John Parras | D |
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| District 5 | Richard Schechter | D | 713-823-7136 |
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| Attachment | Size |
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| HJR6_BillText.pdf | 40.91 KB |
| HR3396_DefenseMarriageAct.pdf | 157.35 KB |
| 2005Harris_Cty_Council_Candidates.pdf | 36.71 KB |
| EarlyVotingLocations.pdf | 98.68 KB |
