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Resident urges Harris County to reopen Baker Ripley early-vote site to serve Pasadena voters
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Summary
A speaker told the council that only two early-voting locations will be open within Pasadena for the upcoming election and urged the city to press Harris County to reopen Baker Ripley to ease access for elderly voters.
A resident during public comment told the City Council that early voting for the upcoming local election will offer only two polling locations in Pasadena and said that Baker Ripley — a site used heavily in past elections — will not be open according to harrisvotes.com. The commenter urged the city to contact Harris County and request that Baker Ripley be opened, saying elderly voters who previously used that site will face longer drives to vote.
The speaker cited turnout figures from the last local election, saying 13 percent of votes were cast at John Phelps and 28 percent at Baker Ripley in the prior election, and argued those figures justify reopening Baker Ripley for early voting. The speaker said they had contacted Harris County and that the County Clerk had told them Baker Ripley would not be opened; they asked the council to request reconsideration and to study future polling locations to match historical turnout.
Mayor and council members earlier in the meeting reminded the public that early voting begins April 22 and runs through April 29, and the city’s outreach materials were discussed in other agenda items.
