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VOTE! Verify your voter registration Harris County Fort Bend County Brazoria County Required Identification for Voting Vote Early at ANY polling location Vote in your Precinct on election day Take 10! Commit to engaging family and friends
Upcoming Elections Upcoming Election Harris County Bond Election Early voting August 8 th 21 st (Vote at any polling location) August 25 th Election Day (MUST vote in your precinct) November 6, 2018 Election More Details October 9, 2018 - Last day to register to vote October 22, 2018 Early voting begins! $2.5 BILLION in bonds for flood risk reduction projects throughout Harris County. Review proposed projects View interactive map October 26, 2018 - Last day to apply for mail ballot (request must be RECEIVED by this date, NOT postmarked) November 2, 2018 LAST day to vote early November 6, 2018 ELECTION DAY! Locate your poll location (MUST vote in precinct where you are registered)
Nonpartisan Election Resources Resources Texas Decides League of Women Voters (LWV) Houston LWV Houston Voter Guide Houston Chronicle Candidate Overview (Nov 2018 not yet available) Description Provides user specific ballots and candidate Q&A information. It s a collaborative site, of LWV, local NPR, Texas Standard, etc. Area Contact: 713.784.2923 The voter s candidate comparison guide and user specific ballots (which will be updated before early voting begins) can be accessed here The Houston Chronicle provides an overview of candidates and their positions (prior to the Chronicle s endorsements) The November 2018 election overview is not yet available.
Harris County Bond Election Sheila Blake
Climate Change Mary Schultz Who s responsible for climate change action in our local, state and federal government? Climate change resources
Resources: Climate Change It s warming, It s Us, We re Sure, It s Bad, We can fix it! Organizational Resources Sierra Club Foundation / Sierra Club 350.Org Union of Concerned Scientists Natural Resources Defense Council World Meteorological Organization Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Public Citizen The Climate Mobilization NextGen America Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Citizens Climate Lobby Description Beyond Coal, Stop the Rollback of Clean Car Standards Campaign To Achieve 100% Renewables; Guides, Templates, Visuals For Organizers Against The Climate Crisis Global warming solutions; fighting misinformation Everything you wanted to know about our changing climate but were too afraid to ask. World-wide weather observations and calculations. WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin (published annually) Provide metrics on climate change. Disclosures are among the most frequently reported by organizations using GRI sustainability reporting standards Leading the campaign for a climate action plan for Houston An organization focused on a truth-based response to climate change that matches the scope and scale of the threat Advancing transition to a clean energy economy; supporting candidates who support climate action; Acting politically to prevent climate disaster Launched methane satellite to measure man-made emissions. Efforts focused on influencing elected officials. Exists to create the political will for climate solutions by enabling individual breakthroughs in the exercise of personal and political power.
Resources: Climate Change It s warming, It s Us, We re Sure, It s Bad, We can fix it! Scorecards on Elected Officials League of Conservation Voters House and Senate Scorecard Environment America Scorecard 2017 Sierra Club Texas Scorecard Heritage Action For America Description Congressional House and Senate National Voting Records Dating back to 1998 Interactive scorecard can help you learn how your elected representatives have voted on important environmental issues. Sierra Club s 85 th Texas Legislature and Special Session Scorecard Review this scorecard of conservatives as a comparison
Renewable Energy Shawn McFarland
Resources: Renewable Energy Organizational Resources Green Building Resource Center City of Houston Urban Harvest Citizens Environmental Coalition Houston Renewable Energy Group Solar Energy International TXRX Labs (classes in Solar Energy) US Department of Energy Digest of Clean Energy News Austin EcoNetwork