Today, Tuesday, Nov. 8, is election day, the final day to vote for the candidate of your choice.
Burnet County Elections Administration will open 19 polling locations 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for all elections. (Listed below). You do not have to vote in your home precinct.
To be sure, at least one of seven forms of valid ID must be examined and accepted prior to voting, including a Texas Driver License, Texas Election ID, Texas Personal ID, Texas Handgun License, U.S. Citizen- ship Certificate with photo, U.S. Military ID or U.S. Passport. Otherwise, prospective voters must sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration before they can vote.
Visit https://burnetcountyelections. com or call 512-715-5288 for more information.
Bertram
Iglesia Bautista Church Hall, CR 330 and 4000 W FM 243. Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library, 170 N. Gabriel St. Joppa Fellowship Hall, 8447 CR 210.
Briggs
Briggs Community Center, 215 Loop 308.
Burnet
Cassie Community Center, 3920 FM 690.
Hoover Valley Volunteer Fire Department, 303 CR 118B. Lake Victor Community Center, 200 Lake Avenue. Silver Creek Community Center, 101 CR 128. Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension, 607 N. Vandeveer.
Granite Shoals
Grace United Methodist Church, 4007 Valley
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Granite Shoals Community
Center, 1208 N. Phillips Ranch Road.
Highland Haven
Highland Haven Community Center, 118 Blackbird Drive.
Lampasas
Naruna Church, 9170 FM 1478.
Spicewood
Spicewood Community Center, 7901 CR 404.
Marble Falls
Church of Christ, 711 Broadway. Smithwick Community Center, 10800 E. FM 1431. Texas Tech University at Highland Lakes, 806 Steve Hawkins Parkway.
Meadowlakes
City Hall, 177 Broadmoor St. No. B
Oakalla
Oakalla Community Center, 29011 FM 963.
Horseshoe Bay 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. There are no countywide contested positions. Indeed, several 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.
Several important contested races will appear on the ballot at the state level during the election, including races such as governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, gen- eral land office, agricul tural commissioner and railroad commissioner.
For the state legislature, voters will decide among:
• 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 Rebe ca 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 (Re publican), 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).