Early birds may vote for the candidate of their choice during upcoming elections, which will involve several races between opposing parties.
Early voting in Burnet County begins Monday, Oct. 24 and will continue through Friday, Nov. 4.
Four locations listed below are open for early voting 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, Nov. 1, 2, 4 and; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 27, Nov. 3.
Bertram
Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library,
170 N. Gabriel St.
Burnet
Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension, 607 N. Vandeveer.
Granite Shoals
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Granite Shoals Community Center, 1208 N. Phillips Ranch Road.
Marble Falls
Texas Tech University at Highland Lakes, 806 Steve Hawkins Parkway.
Probably, the most significant Burnet County election of 2022 will occur in Horseshoe Bay, where voters will decide Proposition A, which proposes to issue general obligation bonds of $8 million to build a new city hall, as well as a tax levy large enough to pay principal and interest on the bonds.
Many local elections through Nov. 8 election day will involve only formality, because several Burnet County officials appear on the ballot as “unopposed candidates declared elected.”
Burnet County candidates declared elected include: Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2, Mary Lou Keel (Republican); Member, State Board of Education, District 10, Tom Maynard (Republican); District Judge, 424th Judicial District, Evan Clay Stubbs (Republican); County Judge, James Oakley (Republican); County Court At Law, Cody Henson (Republican); District Clerk, Casie Walker (Republican); County Clerk, Vicinta Stafford (Republican); County Treasurer, Karrie Crownover (Republican); County Commissioner, Precinct 2, Damon Beierle (Republican); County Commissioner, Precinct 4, Joe Don Dockery, (Republican); Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Roxanne Nelson (Republican); Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Lisa Whitehead (Republican); Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Jane Marie Hurst (Republican), Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Debra Bindseil (Republican).
U.S. Representative District 31, John Carter (Republican) is running unopposed for re-election.
However, several contested races will appear on the ballot during the Nov. 8 election. At the executive
level:
• Governor - Greg Abbott (Republican), Beto O’Rourke (Democratic), Mark Tippetts (Libertarian), Delilah Barrios (Green).
• Lieutenant Governor – Dan Patrick (Republican), Mike Collier (Democratic), Shanna Steele (Libertarian).
• Attorney General – Ken Paxton (Republican), Rochelle Mercedes Garza (Democratic), Mark Ash (Libertarian).
• Comptroller of Public Accounts – Glenn Hegar (Republican), Janet T. Dudding (Democratic), V. Alonzo Echavarria- Garza (Libertarian).
• Commissioner of the General Land Office – Dawn Buckingham (Republican), Jay Kleberg (Democratic), Alfred Molison Jr. (Green).
• Commissioner of Agriculture – Sid Miller (Republican), Susan Hays (Democratic).
• Railroad Commissioner – Wayne Christian (Republican), Luke Warford (Democratic), Jaime Andres Diez (Libertarian), Hunter Wayne Crow (Green). For the state legislature:
• State Senator, District 24 – Pete Flores (Republican), Kathy Jones-Hospod (Democratic)
• State Representative, District 19 - Ellen Troxclair (Republican), Pam Baggett (Democratic) For the judicial branch:
• Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3 – Debra Lehrmann (Republican), Erin A. Nowell (Democratic), Thomas Edward Oxford (Libertarian).
• Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5 – Rebeca Huddle (Republican), Amanda Reichek (Democratic).
• Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9 – Evan Young (Republican), Julia Maldonado, (Democratic).
• Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 – Scott Walker (Republican), Dana Huffman (Democratic).
• Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6 – Jesse F. McClure III (Republican), Robert Johnson (Democratic).
• Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4 – Lesli R. Fitzpatrick (Republican), Rosa Lopez Theofanis, (Democratic).
Last day to apply for a mail ballot is Friday, Oct. 28. Tuesday, Nov. 8 is the final day for a voted ballot to be received by mail. Certainly, the final day to visit a voting booth and vote in person is Nov. 8.
Burnet County Elections Administration will open 19 polling locations 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the Nov. 8 general and local elections. You do not have to vote at your home precinct.
Visit https://burnetcountyelections. com or call 512-715-5288 for more information.
