BEAUMONT, Texas — Early voting starts Monday in Texas in the Nov. 5 election. Those eligible to vote in Orange County will have two weeks ahead of Election Day to cast their ballot at locations all over Southeast Texas.
This year, the country will decide if Vice President Kamala Harris will be getting a promotion to the top job or if former President Donald Trump will return to the Resolute Desk.
Voters will also have a chance to weigh in on several other national, state and local races on the ballot this year. Here in Texas, polling in a closely-watched race for U.S. Senate shows Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Congressman Colin Allred (D) are neck and neck. In Orange County, voters will be voting for U.S. House Districts 14 as well as two Emergency Services District, a school board race and a school district proposition.
Orange County: Early voting locations | Election Day voting locations | Sample ballot
Orange County voters will be deciding on a $98.4 million school bond to fund campus improvements in the Vidor school district, as well as voting in two emergency service district elections and a school board race.
Vidor ISD say it's $98.4 million Proposition A will pay for major upgrades at Pine Forest and two other elementary campuses.
Richard Lasseigne Jr., Dustin Loga and Jude Graffagnino are all vying for one seat on the Orangefield school board.
Orange County Emergency Services Districts One and Three are each holding elections for two commissioners.
Here's when early voting sites are open each day:
- Monday, Oct. 21 to Friday, Oct. 25: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 26: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 27: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Monday, Oct. 28 to Friday, Nov. 1: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Here are the locations for early voting:
- Orange Public Library (main location) 220 N 5th Street – Orange 77630
- Mauriceville Community Center 7441 Cohenour Road – Orange 77632
- Orange County Airport 2640 S Hwy 87 – Orange 77630
- Raymond Gould Community Center 385 Claiborne Street – Vidor 77662
Here are Election Day voting locations for November 5:
- DOW Business Center 2601 Irving Street
- Orange Orange County Expo Center 11475 FM 1442
- Orange WOC-CISD Admin/Education Bldg 902 W Park Avenue
- Orange Mauriceville Community Center 7441 Cohenour Road
- Mauriceville Orange Public Library 220 N 5th Street
- Orange St Paul Methodist Church 1155 W Roundbunch Road
- Bridge City St Francis Catholic Church 4300 Meeks Drive
- Orange Bridge City Knights of Columbus 495 W Roundbunch Road
- Bridge City LCM-CISD Administration Bldg 6586 FM 1130
- Orange Orangefield Cormier Museum 9908 FM 105
- Orangefield Sabine River Authority 12777 N Hwy 87
- Orange Vidor ISD Administration Bldg 1255 N Main Street
- Vidor Salvation Army 1950 Martin Luther King Drive
- Orange The Oaks Event Center 2110 S Main Street
- Vidor Orange County Airport 2640 Hwy 87 S
- Orange Pecan Acres Baptist Church 14795 Duncan Woods Lane
- Vidor Orange County Drainage District 8081 Old Hwy 90
- Orange Pine Forest Baptist Church 4800 N Main Street
- Vidor West Orange City Hall 2700 Western Avenue
- Orange Raymond Gould Community Center 385 Claiborne Street, Vidor