City of Houston Municipal Elections
Event Description:
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The Harris County municipal elections are held on November 8th, 2005! Please check the Harris County Clerk's website for more detailed information. The most important information is listed below. Review the candidates for the City of Houston General Ballot 2005. You may also review the 2005 Campaign finance reports for these candidates.
- Download Early Voting Locations
- League of Women Voters provides a voting guide complete with candidate descriptions, etc.. in both English and Spanish!
- If you do not vote early, if you vote on November 8th, you are required to vote at your designated polling locaction. This information is not yet available - please check back for details.
- Harris County sample ballot
Important Dates
- September 9, 2005: First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
- October 11, 2005: Last Day to Register to Vote (October 9th is 30th day, but deadline moves to next business day, Tuesday, due to Columbus Day holiday)
- October 24, 2005: First Day of Early Voting. Download / review early voting locations.
- November 1, 2005: Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (application must be received by November 1, not postmarked November 1)
- November 4, 2005: Last Day of Early Voting
- November 8, 2005: Election Day
Please pay special attention to the State Constitutional Amendments Appearing on the November 8, 2005 Special Election Ballot:
Constitutional Amendments on the November 8, 2005 Ballot Bill / Proposition Number Sponsors Ballot Language Vote?
Proposition 1
Summary
Bill Text HJR 54
McClendon - Staples “The constitutional amendment creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, rehabilitation, and expansion of rail facilities.”
Proposition 2 on the Ballot VOTE NO in November!
PDF Printable / Downloadable version of the bill
Chisum - Staples “The constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.”
The state of Texas and the Federal Government have already passed the Defense of Marriage Act, H.R.3396, which defines marriage as the following.
"`In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word `marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word `spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.'." Download a PDF version of the bill. Visit the No Nonsense in November website for more details. This bill is so poorly and loosely worded it could also effect those living in common law marriages as well.
NO
Proposition 3
Summary
Bill Text HJR 80
Krusee - Ogden “The constitutional amendment clarifying that certain economic development programs do not constitute a debt.” Proposition 4
Summary
Bill Text SJR 17 Staples - Gattis “The constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a criminal defendant who violates a condition of the defendant’s release pending trial.” Proposition 5
Summary
Bill Text SJR 21 Averitt - Flynn “The constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to define rates of interest for commercial loans.” Proposition 6
Summary
Bill Text HJR 87 Farabee - Lindsay “The constitutional amendment to include one additional public member and a constitutional county court judge in the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.” Proposition 7
Summary
Bill Text SJR 7 Carona - Hochberg “The constitutional amendment authorizing line-of-credit advances under a reverse mortgage.” Proposition 8
Summary
Bill Text SJR 40 Eltife - Hughes “The constitutional amendment providing for the clearing of land titles by relinquishing and releasing any state claim to sovereign ownership or title to interest in certain land in Upshur County and in Smith County.”
Proposition 9
Summary
Bill Text HJR 79
Krusee - Staples “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a six-year term for a board member of a regional mobility authority.”
General Election Ballot, November 8, 2005
(i) Incumbent - (TL) Term Limited - (R) Republican - (D) Democrat
Houston City Council Candidates 2005
Office
Name
Party
Phone
Fax
Website/Email
Address
Mayor
Bill White (i)
D
713-659-9000
Friends of Bill White 109 N. Post Oak Lane Suite 350 Houston, TX 77024
Jack Terence
?
City Controller
Annise Parker (i)
D
713-960-1601
713-960-1636
Website | escramble('nnise','anniseparker.com');">Email
PO Box 66513 Houston, TX 77266
Houston City Council-at-Large
Position 1
Peter Brown
D
713-528-0049
713-528-2334
Website | escramble('peter','peterbrownforcouncil.org');">Email
3306 S. Shepherd Houston, TX 77098
Mark Ellis (i) term-limited R 713-247-2014 Michael Griffin D
Roy Morales
R
713-520-7825
Website | escramble('info','roymorales.com');">Email
Roy Morales Campaign 2450 Louisiana, Suite 400-224 Houston, TX 77006
Position 2
Jay Aiyer
D
713-978-7701
713-978-7716
Website | escramble('info','JayForHouston.com');">Email
6524 San Felipe, PMB 412 Houston, TX 77057
Sue Lovell
D
713-960-1601
713-960-1636
Website | escramble('sue','suelovell.com');">Email
2615 Waugh Drive #222 Houston, TX 77006
John Elford
R
713-266-4695
Website | escramble('jelford','houston.rr.com');">Email
PO Box 571733 Houston, TX 77257-1733
Poli Acosta James B. Neal Gordon Quan (i) term-limited) D
Position 3
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (i)
R
713-247-2005
713-247-2648
Website | escramble('sekula-gibbs','cityofhouston.net');">Email
PO Box 890954 Houston, TX 77289-0954
James Partsch-Galvan
Position 4
Ronald Green (i)
D
713-247-2012
713-247-1424
Website | escramble('atlarge4','cityofhouston.net');">Email
Councilman Ronald GreenCity Hall Annex900 Bagby, 1st FloorHouston, TX 770026524 San FelipePMB 517 Houston, TX 77057
Position 5
Michael Berry (i)
R
713-522-6138
713-522-3286
Website | escramble('info','michaelberry.com');">Email
223 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006
Michael Stoma D 281 380-3728 13838 Hollowgreen Drive
Houston, TX 77082
Houston City Council District
District A
Toni Lawrence (i)
R
713-247-2010
Councilwoman Tonie Lawrence City Hall Annex 900 Bagby, 1st Floor Houston, TX 77002
Dennis Carter escramble('cartclan','earthlink.net');">Email
District B
Tommie Ruth Allen
D
281-590-1832
281-449-0033
Website | escramble('tommieallen','aol.com');">Email
PO Box 116677 Houston, TX 77293-1667
Angle Bush
?
281-961-6389
Robin German Curtis
Felicia Galloway Hall
D
Anna Gray
Willie Hunter
D
832-286-7711
281-590-9499
escramble('williejhunter','yahoo.com');">Email
PO Box 111662 Houston, TX 77293
Jarvis Johnson
D
713-957-5113
escramble('jarvisjohnsonfordistrictb','yahoo.com');">Email
PO Box 130932Houston, TX 77219
Carol Galloway (i) term-limited D
District C
Ray Jones
D
713-529-2939
713-529-7887
Website | escramble('AJones','aol.com');">Email
Post Office Box 667518Houston, Texas 77266
Mark Lee
D
713-978-7701
713-978-7716
Website | escramble('marklee','markleeforhouston.com');">Email
6524 San Felipe, PMB 124 Houston, TX 77057
Herman Litt
D
Website | escramble('herman','hermanlitt.com');">Email
PO Box 35965 Houston, TX 77235-5965
Anne Clutterbuck
R
713-520-1741
Website | escramble('anne','clutterbuckforcouncil.com');">Email
2476 Bolsover #428 Houston, TX 77005
Mark Goldberg (i) term-limited R
Brian Cweren
R
713-622-2111
Website | escramble('brian','brian2005.com');">Email
George Hittner
R
713-978-7501
713-339-1947
Website | escramble('info','georgehittner.com');">Email
PO Box 20609 Houston, TX 77225-0609
Judy Siverson
R
713-349-9270
Website | escramble('judysiverson','yahoo.com');">Email
District D
Ada Edwards (i)
D
District E
Addie Wiseman (i)
R
District F
M.J. Khan (i)
R
Website | escramble('Dionne','mjkhan.com');">Email
PO Box 742368 Houston, TX 77274-2368
K.A. Khan
John Shike
D
281-561-8400
281-561-8226
Website | escramble('shike2004','yahoo.com');">Email
6523 Briar Glade Houston, TX 77072
District G
Pam Holm (i)
R
713-621-4328
713-861-4602
Website | escramble('campaign','pamholm.com');">Email
5773 Woodway Drive, PMB 293 Houston, TX 77057
District H
Adrian Garcia (i)
D
Larry Williams
District I
Carol Alvarado (i)
D
713-247-2011
713-247-3067
Website | escramble('districti','cityofhouston.net');">Email
PO Box 162 Houston, TX 77251-1562
John Parras
D
Website | escramble('voteparras','mac.com');">Email
5820 Rusk Houston, TX 77023
Houston Independent School District
Trustee Positions 1, 5, 6, 9
District 5
Richard Schechter
D
713-823-7136
Houston Community College
Trustee Positions 1, 4, 7
| Attachment | Size |
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| HJR6_BillText.pdf | 40.91 KB |
| HR3396_DefenseMarriageAct.pdf | 157.35 KB |
| EarlyVotingLocations.pdf | 94.15 KB |
| 2005Harris_Cty_Council_Candidates.pdf | 36.71 KB |