(Seguin) – Today marks the first day of early voting for the Tuesday, May 28th Republican Primary Runoff Election. Helping voters understand what to expect is Guadalupe County Elections Administrator Lisa Hayes.
“I think the main thing that people need to know for this early voting – this is a Republican Primary Runoff. The Democratic Primary did not result in a run-off so this will just be the Republican Primary Run-off so essentially, voters who voted in the Republican Primary or did not vote in the Primary at all but are eligible to vote now are able to vote in this election. So, that’s a little bit different than our normal election. So, it’s only Republican voters or voters who did not vote in a primary election that are eligible and we’ve got early voting starting on Monday, May 20. It’s going to run through Friday, May 24th. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all of our locations and we have six early voting locations for the voters to choose from,” said Hayes.
Hayes says those who are eligible to vote in the Republican Primary will have at least one countywide race appearing on the ballot. She says accessing a sample ballot is the first step for voters.
“Bring your photo ID. We do have sample ballots available on our website. Our sample ballot tool is up and running or voters can stop by our office and pick up a sample ballot. Voters will see if there is not a large number of races on their ballot depending on where they live. They could have US Rep. 28. They could have State Rep 44 or County Commissioner Pct. 1 or potentially all three of those. Everyone should have State Rep 44 though and that is county wide. The others, it just depends on which jurisdictions they reside in but a fairly short ballot and we hope short line. We want voters to come out and vote though because the run-off is very important. Again, it’s a chance to make their voice heard and the more people that come out and vote, the more strongly the voices count, right? So, we would like for them to come out and vote and remember no political gear. You can’t wear anything that supports the candidate that you are voting for. That is not allowed, and no cellphones allowed in the polling place so if the voters can just remember that, that would be wonderful,” said Hayes.
Candidates seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. House Texas Representative District 28 are Jay Furman and Lazaro Garza Jr. Seeking the State Representative District 44 seat are incumbent John Kuempel and challenger Alan Schoolcraft. Also appearing on the ballot for the Guadalupe County Commissioner Pct. 1 race are candidates Jaqueline Ott and Dustin local Engelke.
Early voting locations include the Seguin Elections Office, the Cibolo Fire Station #2; the Central Texas Technology Center; Redemptive Grace Ministries; New Berlin City Hall and Schertz Community Center.
Early voting begins today and runs through Friday, May 24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.