Early voting underway in Burnet County and Llano County

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  • Burnet County unveiled two additional polling locations, including the Granite Shoals Community Center, 1208 N. Phillips Ranch Road. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    Burnet County unveiled two additional polling locations, including the Granite Shoals Community Center, 1208 N. Phillips Ranch Road. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
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Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins today, Tuesday, Oct. 13, and continues through Friday, Oct. 30, in both Burnet and Llano counties.

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, turnout is expected to be high since this year marks a presidential election year and there is a U.S. Senate race on the ballot as well. Plus, there will be some school district and city elections for voters to decide as well. For more on those races, see story below.

Burnet County

Early voting In Burnet County will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (with special hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, and Thursday, Oct. 29 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24).

There are four available locations for early voting this year:

• Burnet County AgriLifc Extension Auditorium, 607 N. Vandeveer #100, Burnet.

• Marble Falls County Courthouse Annex, 810 Steve Hawkins Pkwy., Marble Falls.

• Granite Shoals Community Center, 1208 N. Phillips Ranch Road, Granite Shoals.

• Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library, 170 N. Gabriel , Bertram.

Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to: Burnet County Early Voting Clerk, 220 S. Pierce St. Burnet, TX 78611. Once early voting has begun, appl ications can be dropped off in person (only by the requestor) to Burnet County Elections Office, 106 W. Washington St., Burnet (northwest of Courthouse Square, next to Happy Scoops).

You can also fax an application for mail-in ballot to 512-715-5287 or email elections@burnetcountytexas.org, but the original application must be received within four business days and you shou ld call 512-715-5288 to confirm. Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Friday, Oct. 23.

The last day to turn in ballots by mail is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at 7 p.m. Mail ballots can be hand-delivered to Burnet County Elections Office, 106 W. Washington St., Burnet, but you must bring only the ballot and show your ID.

Llano County

There will be three locations in Llano Countyfor early voting:

• Llano County Library, 102 E. Haynie, Llano, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays (Oct. 19 and Oct. 26), 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

• Kingsland Public Library, 125 W. Polk, Kingsland, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

• Horseshoe Bay City Hall, 1 Community Drive, Horseshoe Bay, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to: Llano County Elections, P.O. Box 787, Llano, TX 78643. Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Friday, Oct. 23.

The last day to turn in ballots by mail is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at 7 p.m. Mail ballots can be hand-delivered to Llano County Elections Office, 1447A E. Texas 71, Llano, but you must bring only the ballot and show your ID.