Early voting for the Nov. 5 Election begins Monday, Oct. 21 and will continue through Nov. 1.
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.
For voters who may be seeking a nonbiased platform to look up information on candidates, https:// www.vote411.org/texas provides reliable information from the League of Women Voters.
On the ballot, for the entire country is the race for president.
There are also many state and country races on the ballot.
Those who live in the following school districts will have additional items to vote on for the Nov. 5 ballot.
Bluffdale ISD
For Bluff Dale ISD, a school bond issue is on the ballot with Prop A being $1 million for the construction, acquisition and equipment of school infrastructure improvements (with priority given to the replacement of the district’s septic system with a wastewater treatment plant to comply with TCEQ requirements); Prop. B being $1.5 million for the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion and equipment of school facilities (with priority given to facility upgrades) Huckabay ISD
Huckabay ISD will also have a bond election on the ballot with Prop. A being $2.2 million for for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities (and any necessary or related removal of existing facilities), with preference to classrooms, and the purchase of new school buses, such bonds to mature serially or otherwise (not more than 40 years from their date) in accordance with law; and Prop. B for $900,000 for the purposes of refunding all or a portion of the principal, interest, and redemption premium on previously issued time warrants.
There will also be school board trustees on the ballot. Voters will select three candidates from: Betty Peterson, Brett Thetford, Casey Heath and Neil Culpepper.
Lingleville ISD
Those voting in Lingleville ISD will cast ballots on the following school board races. Place 1 between Andrew Grimm and incumbent Sonya Joke (vote for one).
Place 2 – incumbent Justin Wilson is running unopposed.
Place 3 between Jerod James and incumbent Larry Griffin (vote for 1).
Place 4 – incumbent Brent Hallmark is running unopposed.