Where to Vote in Sharpstown on Election Day 2024

On Tuesday, November 5, Sharpstown-area voters have the opportunity to help pick dozens of local and national elected officials, including U.S. president, state senator, district attorney, many district judge positions, county tax assessor, county school trustee, and county constables.

How and Where to Vote on Election Day

To vote, bring a valid photo ID such as a Texas driver's license, Texas ID, or U.S. passport. If you want to bring a list of your candidate choices, write it on a piece of paper—it's illegal for voters to bring their phones into a voting center. And, of course, make sure you've registered to vote ahead of time.

If you have difficulty walking, pull into the designated curbside voting parking spot at your voting center and press the blue buzzer to call an election worker. You shouldn't even have to leave your car. Texas law requires each polling location to offer curbside voting.

Voting centers will be open on Election Day, November 5, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Below is a list of Election Day voting centers in Sharpstown:

• BakerRipley Gulfton Sharpstown Campus (Gym), 6500 Rookin Street
• Bayland Community Center (Auditorium), 6400 Bissonnet St
• Bonham Elementary School (Main Entrance Foyer), 8302 Braes River Drive
• Chinese Community Center (Rec Center), 9800 Town Park Dr
• Ed White Elementary School (Foyer), 9001 Triola Ln
• Jane Long Academy (Auditorium), 6501 Bellaire Blvd
• Judy Bush Elementary School (Cafeteria), 9730 Stroud Dr
• Lansdale Park Community Center (Main MultiPurpose Room), 8201 Roos Rd
• Sharpstown Park Community Center (MultiPurpose Room 2), 6600 Harbor Town Dr
• Sugar Grove Academy (Gym), 8405 Bonhomme Rd
• Vietnamese Community Center (Main Hall), 7100 Clarewood Dr
• William S Sutton Elementary School (Parent Room), 7402 Albacore Drive

Voting locations may be subject to change, so don't forget to check the Harris County Election Department's map before you go. By using the toggle switch on the map, you can also find early voting centers open on Friday, November 1, until 7:00 PM.

For more election information, including personalized sample ballots, visit www.harrisvotes.com.

You can also read questionnaire responses from many candidates in the League of Women Voters of Houston's Voters Guide.

Spotlight: Constable Precinct 5 Race

None of the races are quite as hyperlocal as last November's City Council District J race, but the Harris County Constable Precinct 5 race comes close. Harris County is divided into eight constable precincts, and all of Sharpstown is inside Precinct 5, which is currently patrolled by elected constable Ted Heap and his deputies.

Since Heap's second four-year term expires on December 31, he's ineligible to run again. That leaves his seat open to two contenders: Republican Terry Allbritton and Democrat Jerome Moore. (The links above lead to the candidates' campaign websites.)

To learn about their platforms, you can read Community Impact's questionnaire responses from Allbritton and Moore or the Houston Landing's spotlight of the two men.

Unlike the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which primarily patrols outside Houston city limits, Harris County constables patrol county parks, toll roads, and neighborhoods throughout their precincts, including within Houston.

However, unlike some neighborhoods, Sharpstown does not pay to contract Harris County constables for extra patrols. Instead, the Sharpstown Civic Association hires private company S.E.A.L. Security to patrol the neighborhood. Former SCA president Charmaine LeBlanc claimed that when the SCA switched from hiring Constable Precinct 5 to hiring S.E.A.L., it saved money and reduced crime.

Nowadays, in the Sharpstown area, you're most likely to spot a Constable Precinct 5 car in one of the local parks managed by Harris County: Bayland, Burnett Bayland, Monsignor Bill Pickard, or Arthur Storey.

To learn what it's like to be a local election judge, read the Sharpener's interview with lifetime Sharpstown resident Gabriella Marshall-Mackin.