Think your vote won't matter? In local races, the fewer votes cast, the more each single vote counts.

Misty Bacon Renner, host of Bits by Bacon and Broker-Owner of Bacon Realty Group in Houston (GRI, ABR, SRES), sits down with Grant Trammell, Director of Political Affairs at the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), to break down voter registration, sample ballots, and why local politics shapes Houston real estate.

You'll learn how to check your registration, print a sample ballot, and get ready to vote before the October 5 deadline.

🎧 Hosted by: Misty Bacon

🎤 Featuring:

Grant Trammell, Director of Political Affairs at the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), where he works at the intersection of real estate, public policy, elections, and community engagement. He is a Board Trustee of the League of Women Voters of Houston, now in his first year on the board. He studied at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and once planned a career in sports media.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✔️Local elections shape roads, schools, housing, and property taxes.

✔️ Lower turnout in local races gives each vote more influence.

✔️The voter registration deadline is October 5.

✔️Votetexas.gov lets voters check their registration status.

✔️Election Day is November 3, preceded by early voting.

✔️Voters can bring printed sample ballot notes to the polls.

✔️Phones cannot be used inside a polling place.

✔️Grant Trammell recommends setting a date to vote.

Houston homeowners, renters, and business owners: check your registration before October 5, then set your voting date today.

💡Key Questions Answered in This Episode

Q: When can voters print a county sample ballot?→ A: Voters can print their specific sample ballot from their county website, where sample ballots usually go up about a month to three weeks before Election Day.

Q: Why should Houston realtors care about local politics?→ A: Housing affordability, development, property rights, infrastructure, and local economic growth are all shaped by public policy, so Grant Trammell says politics affects a realtor's business whether or not the realtor engages.

Q: What is HAR.com/go/vote?→ A: HAR.com/go/vote is the Houston Association of Realtors' election resource website, collecting county websites and the League of Women Voters of Houston voter guide in one place, with no candidate recommendations.

⏳ Timestamps (Click to Jump to Sections!)

📌00:00 - Politics Likes You: Preview

📌00:34 - Why Your Vote Matters

📌01:53 - From Sports Media to Public Affairs

📌03:05 - Does My Vote Really Matter?

📌04:16 - Why Local Elections Matter

📌 06:04 - Harris County Voter Registration

📌 08:26 - Print Your Sample Ballot

📌10:43 - Why Realtors Care About Politics

📌13:06 - Inside HAR's Political Affairs Group

📌 14:40 - Realtor Day at the Capitol

📌 16:12 - League of Women Voters of Houston

📌 19:12 - Voting Checklist: Oct 5 & Nov 3

📌21:11 - Advice to His 22-Year-Old Self

📌 21:50 - How Grant Wants to Be Remembered

Connect with Grant Trammell:

📸 Instagram → Company: https://www.instagram.com/harmembers/

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-trammell-g713

👻 Facebook → Company: https://www.facebook.com/HARFans

🎧 Follow Misty Bacon:

🌐 Website → https://www.thebaconrealtygroup.com/

👻 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/thebaconrealtygroup

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/mistybacon/

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