2015 POWER RATINGS I
CITY OF HOUSTON
THE DEADLINE TO GET YOUR NAME ON THE BALLOT IS MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
2015 POWER
RATINGS
FOR CITY OF HOUSTON ELECTED OFFICIALS First Day of Early Voting for the Tuesday, November 3, 2015 City of Houston Mayoral Election is: Monday, October 19, 2015. The Last Day of Early Voting is: Friday, October 30, 2015
TURNOUT MUST BE BETTER IN 2015 Only 18.32% of the more than 953,380 registered voters in the City of Houston took part in the Tuesday, November 5, 2013 City of Houston Mayoral Election. This means that the race for mayor of the City of Houston was decided by only 174,620 voters.
WE MUST DO BETTER IN 2015 We must do much better on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in terms of getting out the vote. This must be a collective effort. And I’m imploring you to encourage everyone you know to go to the polls on Election Day.
DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES All candidates who plan to have their name placed on the Tuesday, November 3, 2015 City of Houston Mayoral Election ballot must file for their place on the ballot by Monday, August 24, 2015. So make yourself a mental note of this date if you plan to run for office.
HOUSTON MAYOR Annise Parker, the current mayor of Houston is term-limited and will not be
on the ballot. So the race for Mayor in the Tuesday, November 3, 2015 City of Houston Mayoral Election will not include an incumbent on the ballot running for re-election. Thus, there are no front-runners in this race. This PARKER race is wide-open and will be won by the candidate who receives more than 50% of the vote on Election Day. If no candidate receives more than 50% on Election Day, the top two votegetters will head into a December 2015 Runoff Election.
Controller in the Tuesday, November 3, 2015 City of Houston Mayoral Election will not include an incumbent on the ballot running for re-election. Thus, there are no front-runners in this race. This race is wide-open and will be won by the canGREEN didate who receives more than 50% of the vote on Election Day. If no candidate receives more than 50% on Election Day, the top two vote-getters will head into a December 2015 Runoff Election. CITY CONTROLLER’S RACE
MAYOR’S RACE
WHO’S THE FRONT-RUNNER? -- TOO EARLY TO TELL It is way too early to tell which candidate is going to emerge as the front-runner in the 2015 race for Mayor of Houston. The complete field of candidates won’t even be set until Monday, August 24, 2015. So we will release our “POWER RATING” for this race a few days later via www.aubreyrtaylor.blogspot.com. In the mean time, you are strongly encouraged to ignore the information being put out about who the projected front-runners are in the 2015 Race for “CITY OF HOUSTON MAYOR” by pundits, political operatives, bloggers, and mainstream media.
CITY CONTROLLER Ronald C. Green, the current City Controller for the City of Houston is term-limited and will not be on the ballot. So the race for City of Houston
WHO’S THE FRONT-RUNNER? -- TOO EARLY TO TELL It is way too early to tell which candidate is going to emerge as the front-runner in the 2015 race for City of Houston Controller. The complete field of candidates won’t even be set until Monday, August 24, 2015. So we will release our “POWER RATINGS” for this race a few days later via www.aubreyrtaylor.blogspot.com. In the mean time, you are strongly encouraged to ignore the information being put out about who the projected front-runners are in the 2015 Race for “CITY OF HOUSTON CONTROLLER” by pundits, political operatives, bloggers, and mainstream media.
CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE POSITION #1 Stephen Costello, the current At-
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