Those who are wanting to register to vote for the presidential election along with state and local offices on the Nov. 5 ballot only have about a week to make sure they are registered.
The last day to register to vote for this election is Monday, Oct. 7.
To register to vote in Texas, complete a voter registration application and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date. In Erath County, the elections office is located in the new county annex at 222 East College St. in Stephenville.
To complete an application, you may: Complete an application using the Secretary of State Online Voter Registration Application.
Simply fill in the required information, print, sign and mail the completed application directly to your county election office; Request a printed application. The Secretary of State’s office will mail a postage-paidvoterregistration application to the address provided; or contact or visit your local voter registrar to complete the voter registration process.
To be eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must: be a United States citizen; be a resident of the county where you submit the application; be at least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and you are 18 years of age on Election Day; not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: totally mentally incapacitated; or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must have: fully discharged the person’s sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered byanycourt;orbeenpardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote.
Another important date for Erath County voters will be Friday, Oct. 25 which is the last day to submit an application to vote by mail in person or by mail to the Elections Administration Office.
On the ballot, will be the presidential race between Republican nominees Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz.
There will also be several other national and state offices on the ballot along with several county and local ISD issues including bonds.
Forcountyraces,theDistrict Attorney, County Attorney, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Commissioner Precinct 1 and County Commissioner Precinct 3 and Constable for Precinct 1 and Constable for Precinct 3 are all on the ballot.
Huckabay ISD, Lingleville ISD and Morgan Mill ISD will all have an election for school board trustees on the Nov. 5 ballot.
For those wanting to cast their ballots early, there are two locations to do so: the Main Voting location at the new Erath County Annex located at 222 East College Street and at the Dublin Annex located at 219 South Grafton Street.
Early voting hours at the Main Voting location are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 21-Oct. 25 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 28-Nov. 1 and extended hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27.
In Dublin, hours for early voting are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 21-Oct. 25 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28-Nov. 1.