Early Voting For November General Election Begins Tuesday
After March's primary election and July's primary runoff, the early voting process for November's general election begins Tuesday for residents of the Texas
This comes after
What's on the ballot - National?
According to sample ballots from the election administration offices for both
For President of
– Republican (Incumbent):
– Democratic:
– Libertarian:
– Green:
For
– Republican (Incumbent):
– Democratic: Mary "MJ" Hegar
– Libertarian:
– Green:
For the District 13 Congressional race, left open after
– Republican:
– Democratic:
– Libertarian:
What's on the ballot - State?
There are multiple state races that individuals will be able to participate in, depending on the voter's county of residence. Those races include state representatives for both
What's on the ballot - County/City?
Depending on a voter's county of residence, they will be able to vote in various county races. Both
For city of
What is early voting going to be like in
Representatives from both the
But one thing that has changed is the number of mail-in ballots for this election.
"We've seen a trend where mail-in ballots had been growing over the years, but in this election, they have exploded," she said.
For those voting in-person, Huntley said she recommends voting early, to avoid having congested polling places on
Because this is the first time in more than 100 years that there will not be an opportunity for straight ticket voting in
Where can people vote?
In
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‒ Casey Carpet One,
‒ United Amigos, 3300
‒ Hillside Chirstian Church NW,
‒ Cornerstone Outreach,
In
‒ Randall County Election Administration Office,
‒ Randall County Annex, 4320 S. Western
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Both election administration officials expect a record turnout for this election in
"I think it's going to be unbelievable. Just the last day of getting registered to vote, we had so many people calling. We had so many people trying to get signed up," she said. "We have been crazy busy for the past several months with people who are very interested in voting. For that reason alone, I think that what we are seeing is that this election is going to be one for the record books."
Lackey said
"Our voter registration numbers have jumped almost 5,000 since the July runoff," Lackey said. "In Presidential elections,
Huntley said one of the reasons people vote is to settle an argument.
"You can be online and you can be stumping for your candidate or you could be around the dinner table and you can be arguing who is right and who is wrong," she said. "The one way you settle this argument is to come out and vote."
Lackey said regardless of what is going on nationally, local election workers are doing everything they can for the laws of
"Yes, these are crazy times. This election is like nothing any of us have seen before," she said. "But we are still your same local people conducting your local elections. We don't send the ballots off. They stay right here with us. We put as much into a school board election as we put into a presidential election."
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