Nearly 300,000 voters in Fort Bend County cast ballots in person during early voting from Oct. 21 through November. 1, provincial data show.

What residents need to know

Fort Bend County data shows 297,649 ballots were cast as of Nov. 1 for the Nov. 5 general election, accounting for more than 53% of the county’s 555,569 registered voters.

This number falls short of the 62% of voters who cast ballots early in the 2020 general election; although six additional voting days were allotted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Texas Secretary of State’s website. In the 2020 election, 73.65% of registered voters in the province cast ballots during the election season.

What else?

According to county data, more than 10,000 votes were cast at 11 polling places in Fort Bend County during the early voting period, with the top five being:

• 23,734 at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library in Katy
• 17,621 at the Four Corners Community Center in Sugar Land
• 15,080 at Sienna Annex in Missouri City
• 14,518 at James Bowie Middle School in Richmond
• 13,669 at the Sugar Land Branch Library in Sugar Land

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Looking ahead

Registered voters have one last chance to cast their vote at one of the 83 polling stations in the province on Tuesday, November 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Click here for a list of polling locations on Election Day.

Visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide for more information about local candidates and proposals on your ballot.