The second week of early voting Brown County began Monday with 798 votes being cast, bringing the current total to 3,898.
Brown County finished the first week of early voting with exactly 3,100 ballots cast – 709 on Tuesday, Oct. 13; 740 on Wednesday, Oct. 14; 826 on Thursday, Oct. 15; and 825 on Friday, Oct. 16.
Remaining early voting dates include:
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
* Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27
* 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28
* 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29
* 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30
Early voting is being held at the Brown County Elections Office, located at 613 North Fisk.
Local races include:
– The Brown County Water Improvement District, where votes can be cast for none, one, two or three of the following candidates:
* Tommy Davis
* Dennis W. Graham
* Johnny Hays
* Jimmy Jones
* James E. McMillian
* Frank Niemiec
– Bangs City Council, where votes can be cast for none, one, two or three of the following candidates:
* Marisa Craddock
* Rick Phelps
* Shelia Roberts
* Carroll Prince Wells
Bangs ISD School Board, where votes can be cast for none, one or two of the following candidates:
* Larry Drury
* Ken Loewrigkeit
* Lyndyl Tidwell
Early ISD School Board, where votes can be cast for:
* Place 1: Chance Barr, Chad Hill
* Place 6: Toni Hill McMillan, Christene Pruett
* Place 7: Sandy Benson, Tammi Cox Ledbetter
Also on the ballot are the presidential election between Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden; the race for U.S. Senator between Republican incumbent John Cornyn, Democrat Mary Hegar, Libertarian Kerry McKennon and the Green Party’s David Collins; and the District 11 U.S. House of Representatives race between Republican August Pfluger, Democrat Jon Mark Hogg and Libertarian Wacey Alpha Cody.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
This photo is from outside the Brown County Elections Office at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 as early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins today. (Photo contributed)