Early voting sees record turnout

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FROM STAFF REPORTS

Over 2,000 citizens in Van Zandt County have cast their votes during the first two days of early voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 6 General Election.

According to the VZC Clerk’s office, a total of 1,031 voted Oct. 22 and 1,070 voted Oct. 23 for a total of 2,101 voters after the two-day period.

Numbers released by the VZC Clerk’s office showed that a grand total of 4,124 votes were cast during the March 6 Primary Election.

The number of registered voters in VZC is currently 37,149, according to the VZC Clerk’s office.

Early voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 6 General Election continues through Friday, Nov. 2.

All early voting is taking place in the old Canton City Hall building in downtown Canton and the early voting hours are as follows, according to the VZC Clerk’s office:

Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Oct. 26: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 28: 7 a.m. to noon.

Monday, Oct. 29 through Friday, Nov. 2: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Among the races on the ballot include the United States House of Representatives District 5 seat that has been held by Republican Jeb Hensarling for the past 16 years but Hensarling chose not to seek re-election.

Republican Lance Gooden will face Democrat Dan Wood in the race to fill Hensarling’s District 5 seat in the U. S. House of Representatives.

Texas House of Representatives District 2 will feature incumbent Republican Dan Flynn against Democrat Bill Brannon.

Texas State Senate District 2 will have incumbent Republican Bob Hall taking on Democrat Kendall Scudder.

Other state races on the ballot include the race for United States Senator between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz facing Democrat Beto O’Rourke and Libertarian Neal M. Dikeman: Texas Governor, Incumbent Republican Greg Abbott against Democrat Lupe Valdez and Libertarian Mark Jay Tippets; Texas Lieutenant Governor, Incumbent Republican Dan Patrick against Democrat Mike Collier and Libertarian Kerry Douglas McKennon; Texas Attorney General, Incumbent Republican Ken Paxton against Democrat Justin Nelson and Libertarian Michael Ray Harris; and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Incumbent Republican Glenn Hegar against Democrat Joi Chevalier and Libertarian Ben Sanders.

There will be races on the ballot also for Commissioner of the General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, Railroad Commissioner; Texas Supreme Court, Places 2, 4 and 6; and Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Places 7 and 8.

To be eligible to vote, a person must be at least 18 years old by Election Day, a resident of Texas and a United States citizen.

Persons are not eligible to vote in Texas if they are on parole for a felony conviction or convicted of a felony or have been legally declared mentally incompetent by a court of law.

If a person has been previously convicted of a felony crime, they may vote in Texas if their voting rights have been restored.

For more information, contact the VZC Clerk’s office at 903-567-7555, ext. 2.