League City residents head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to pick a mayor and fill five City Council seats.

They will also weigh in on Proposition A, a nonbinding referendum on the police department's use of Flock license plate reader cameras.

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Galveston County is using countywide vote centers, so voters can cast a ballot at any open location. Five sites fall within League City, according to the city's election notice:

  • League City Annex, 174 Calder Rd.
  • The Crossings, 255 Egret Bay Blvd.
  • Public Works Operation Center, 1701 W. League City Pkwy.
  • Hometown Heroes Park, 1001 E. League City Pkwy.
  • Bay Colony West HOA, 6621 Calder Rd., Dickinson

League City residents who live in Harris County should check harrisvotes.com for their Election Day locations.

Early voting wrapped up Friday, Oct. 30, after 12 days of in-person balloting across 25 Galveston County sites. The county's elections office published daily turnout reports at galvestonvotes.org, though final site-by-site totals were not available for independent confirmation at publication time.

What's on the ballot

The election notice, signed by Mayor Nick Long and posted Oct. 1, lists races for mayor and Council Positions 1, 2, 6 and 7, each carrying a four-year term. Position 3 is also on the ballot for an unexpired term ending in November 2028. If no candidate wins a majority in any race, a runoff is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12.

Voters will also see Proposition A. It asks whether the League City Police Department should continue using automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations on public roadways. The measure is nonbinding, meaning the result will not legally require the council to keep or remove the cameras.

How the referendum got here

City Council voted 6-1 in August to place the Flock camera question on the ballot, as KGTX 7 reported. Councilman Chad Tressler cast the lone opposing vote. Long added the item to the agenda amid ongoing debate over the cameras' public-safety benefits and potential effects on personal privacy.

In coverage published in August, Long said the advisory referendum was appropriate for the issue. "Even though it is nonbinding, I think it would be very foolish not to listen to the will of the people after they go out and vote for something," Long said.

In the same KGTX 7 report, League City resident Julius Segelquist questioned whether the council would follow through. "It's advisory. It's purely advisory," Segelquist said. "It's just to see how the citizens feel, and then it's up to council to act on that result or not to — and I'm worried that they may not."

Regardless of the outcome, City Council retains final authority over the cameras' future.