Early voting for the March 5 primary that includes Federal, State and County-wide elections will kick off Tuesday, Feb. 20 through Friday, March 1.
Voters can cast ballots from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 through Friday, Feb. 23; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26 through Friday, March 1 and extended hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25.
Those wanting to cast ballots in Dublin can do so Tuesday, Feb. 20 through Friday, Feb. 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 26 through Friday, March 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Patrick St Church of Christ (630 N. Patrick Street). Early voting is also available at the new Erath County Annex at 222 East College Street in Stephenville.
Election Day voting on Tuesday, March 5 will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and locations include: new Erath County Annex (222 E. College St. in Stephenville), Lingleville Volunteer Fire Department (19010 FM 8 in Stephenville), Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Center (1229 N. U.S. Hwy. 281 in Stephenville), Morgan Mill Community Center (406 CR 156 in Stephenville), Texas Bank (988 Wolfe Nursery Road in Stephenville), Selden Community Center (4142 FM 913), United Cooperative Services (1200 Glen Rose Highway in Stephenville), Patrick Street Church of Christ (630 N. Patrick in Dublin), Bluff Dale Community Center (175 Holt in Bluffdale), Cross Timbers Church of Christ (1515 W. Cedar St. in Stephenville) and Huckabay Community Center (42346 North FM 219).
On Election Day, Erath County voters can vote at any location, regardless of where they live in the county.
The Republican Party Ballot for those who reside in Precinct 2 (Dublin’s Precinct) includes the following on the ballot: Republican Ballot President (vote for none or one): Donald J. Trump, David Stuckenberg, Asa Hutchinson, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis or Ryan L. Binkley.
U.S. Senator (vote for none or one): Ted Cruz, R E (Rufus) Lopez or Holland “Redd” Gibson.
U.S. Rep., District 25 (vote for none or one): Roger Williams, Matthew Lucci or Vince Crabb Railroad Commissioner (vote for none or one): Petra Reyes, Corey Howell, Christi Craddick, James “Jim” Matlock or Christie Clark.
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (vote for none or one): Jimmy Blacklock Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 (vote for none or one): John Devine or Brian Walker Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 (vote for none or one): Jane Bland Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals (vote for none or one): David J. Schenck or Sharon Keller Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 (vote for none or one): Gina Parker or Barbara Parker Hervey Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 (vote for none or one): Michelle Slaughter or Lee Finley State Rep., District 59 (vote for none or one): Shelby Slawson Chief Justice, 11th Court of Appeals District (vote for none or one): John Bailey District Attorney, 266th Judicial District (vote for none or one): Alan Nash County Attorney (vote for none or one): Bethany Espinoza Sheriff (vote for none or one): Matt Coates County Tax Assessor-Collector (vote for none or one): Niki McInroe-Cogburn, Valerie Stephen, Mike Jones or Tina Holzschuh Constable, Precinct 2 (vote for none or one): Ryan Gibson County Chair (vote for none or one): Dave Washam For those in Erath County Precinct 1, they will have the opportunity to cast votes for County Commissioner Precinct 1 Dee Stephens who is running unopposed and Precinct 1 Constable Jason Schipper, who is running unopposed.
For those in Erath County Precinct 3, they will have the opportunity to cast votes for County Commissioner Precinct 3 where Justin Slawson, Sherman L. Edwards and Ben Clements are seeking election to the office. Incumbent Joe Brown is not seeking re-election. They will also be casting votes for Constable Schipper.
For those in Precinct 4, they will also be casting votes for Constable Schipper.
Propositions
The Republican Party Ballot also has 13 yes or no propositions that are used to see what issues are important to the voters in their party.
Propositions are as follows: Prop. 1 - Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
Prop. 2 - Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
Prop. 3 - The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
Prop. 4 – The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
Prop. 5 – Texas urges the U.S. Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
Prop. 6 – The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
Prop. 7 - The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
Prop. 8 - The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
Prop. 9 - The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.
Prop. 10 - The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
Prop. 11 - Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Prop. 12 - The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
Prop. 13 – Texas should ban the sale to Texas land to citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Democratic Ballot
President (vote for none or one): Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato, Cenk Uygur, Frankie Lozada, Star Locke, Joseph R. Biden Jr., Marianne Williamson, Gabriel A. Cornejo or Dean Phillips U.S. Senator (vote for none or one): Collin Allred, Steven J. Keough, Thierry Tchenko, Carl Oscar Sherman, A. “Robert” Hassan, Roland Gutierrez, Meri Gomez, Heli Rodriguez Prilliman or Mark Gonzalez Railroad Commissioner (vote for none or one): Bill Burch or Katherine Culbert Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (vote for none or one): Randy Sarosdy or DaSean Jones Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 (vote for none or one): Christine Vinh Weems Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 (vote for none or one): Joe Pool or Bonnie Lee Goldstein Presiding Judge, Criminal Court of Appeals (vote for none or one): Holly Taylor Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 (vote for none or one): Nancy Mulder Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 (vote for none or one): Chika Anyiam State Representative, District 59 (vote for none or one): Hannah Bohm County Tax Assessor-Collector (vote for none or one): Marycruz Serrano County Chair (vote for none or one): Moumin Quazi