Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,

On November 5, 2025, our nation will elect the 47^th President of the United States of America in addition to many other important state, federal and local officers. Do not fail to have your voice heard during this important election.

The University of Houston will once again serve as an early voting and election day polling location. Early Voting will be held on October 21 - November 1 in the Student Center South, Space City Room from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., except for the days with extended hours and the weekend. On Sunday, October 27 polls will be opened from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. From October 28 - October 30 the polls will be open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. and on October 31 from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Election Day polling will be held on Tuesday, November 5 in the Student Center Space City Room from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Only voters registered in Harris County may utilize this location to vote at this convenient and accessible on-campus voting site. Free parking is available at the Welcome Center Parking Garage for all voters. Bring your parking ticket to the polling location to be validated.

Depending on the district in which you reside, you will be asked to vote on several different offices, including:

• President
• U.S. Senators
• U.S. Representatives
• Railroad Commissioner
• Texas Supreme Court
• Texas Judges
• Texas Senators
• State Representatives
• District Judges
• Harris County District Attorney
• Harris County Courts
• Harris County Attorney
• County Sherriff
• Harris County Department of Education Trustees
• County Commissioners
• Justice of the Peace
• Constables
• Harris County Flood Control District, Tax Rate Approval
• Houston Independent School District Bond Prop A & B

Harris County voters can access their personalized sample ballot here. For more information about elections in Harris County, visit Harris Votes. For information on the propositions and candidates visit the non-partisan League of Women Voters of Houston Voter Guide.

Those registered to vote in other counties in Texas who wish to vote can visit Vote Texas for more details about polling locations and procedures in their own counties.

As a reminder for those who are registered to vote in another county in Texas outside of the Houston region and plan to vote by absentee ballot, your county must receive your mailed request for an absentee ballot by October 25. If you are registered in the Houston region but do not plan to return to our area prior to the end of the voting period, you are eligible to vote by absentee ballot and the same information applies. For more information on how to request and receive an absentee ballot from your home county in Texas, click here.

For those registered to vote in another state who will not be in that jurisdiction during the voting period, you may still be able to vote by mail ballot, depending on the laws and regulations of that state. Visit Can I Vote to find your own state’s Secretary of State elections websites.

As a reminder to all University employees that University funds, equipment, work time or other resources, as well as an employee's official authority or influence cannot be used to affect the result of any election or nomination of a candidate or to achieve any other political purpose.  This is in accordance with Texas law (Section 556.004 of the Texas Government Code), as well as Board (57.01.2 – Code of Ethics) and University policy (SAM 02.A.39 – Political Aid and Legislative Influence and SAM 02.A.29 – Ethical Conduct of Employees).

Please note that University employees can support or oppose a campaign, candidate or engage in other political activities on their own time and in their own personal capacity using non-University resources.

Finally, the UH System SAM 02.D.04 – Leave of Absence allows employees to request, for prior approval, up to two hours off at the beginning or end of the workday to vote in person on Election Day without deduction in pay or leave time.

Go Coogs and Go Vote!