Politics & Government
Williamson County Breaks Voting Record Ahead Of Election Day
211,151 registered voters had cast ballots on Monday — more than the 209,257 in 2018. See below to cast your vote during early voting.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — Williamson County on Monday broke the previous record set two years ago for voting, with more than 211,000 residents casting ballots in the early voting period, officials announced.
As of around 3:30 p.m., 211,151 registered voters had cast ballots, officials said. That level shatters the record 209,257 who voted in the 2018 general election.
And there's still four more days left for early voting ending Oct. 30. "How high will WilCo go?" officials asked rhetorically.
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We interrupt your regularly scheduled scrolling for this announcement! Today WilCo broke previous record for highest voter turnout in county history: 211,151+ voters. Previous record was 209,257 voters during 2018 General Election. How high will WilCo will go? pic.twitter.com/T3akEeRVAL
— Wilco TX Elections (@WilcoElections) October 26, 2020
Residents can input their address into a field found in the Williamson County Elections website to find their nearest voting site. Those who have not yet cast votes also can check wait times at the various polling places in making informed decisions on where to go vote.
Find out what's happening in Cedar Park-Leanderfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
SEE LIST OF CERTIFIED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE HERE
Residents can cast their votes through Oct. 30 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The main location for voting is in the county seat at the Williamson County Georgetown Annex, 100 Wilco Way, HR108. Officials note that limited ballot voting will be conducted at the main location only.
The other polling places are:
- Austin: Anderson Mill Limited District, 11500 El Salido Parkway, 78750.
- Austin: RE Hartfield Performing Arts Center, 5800 McNeil Dr., 78729.
- Austin: Spicewood Springs Library, 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., 78759.
- Cedar Park: Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Blvd., 78613.
- Cedar Park: Cedar Park Randalls, 1400 Cypress Creek Rd., 78613.
- Georgetown: The Worship Place Church, 811 Sun City Blvd., 78633.
- Georgetown: Georgetown ISD Technology Building, 603 Lakeway Dr., 78628.
- Georgetown: Georgetown Randalls, 5721 Williams Dr., 78633.
- Georgetown: Parks & Recreation Administration Building, 1101 North College St., 78626.
- Hutto: Wilco Hutto Annex, 321 Ed Schmidt Blvd., Suite 100, 78634.
- Jarrell: Jarrell ISD Administration, 108 East Ave., F, 76537.
- Leander: Pat Bryson Municipal Hall, 201 N Brushy St., 78641.
- Liberty Hill: Liberty Hill Municipal Court, 2801 RR 1869, 78642.
- Round Rock: Baca Senior Center, 301 W Bagdad St., Building 2, 78664.
- Round Rock: Round Rock Randalls, 2051 Gattis School Rd., 78664.
- Round Rock: Brushy Creek Community Center, 16318 Great Oaks Dr., 78681.
- Round Rock: Williamson County Jester Annex, 1801 E Old Settlers Blvd., 78664.
- Taylor: Taylor City Hall, 400 Porter St., 76574.
The WilCo Elections office also created a video on how to stay safe in the polling place:
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