When Burnet County resident Kellie Goad prepared to cast her ballot Oct. 21, she double-checked that her information was in order. “I made sure my driver's license was good, not expired. I digged to find my voter card,” she said. “It was all good. Lines were good. “Be prepared to vote,” she added. “We express our rights this way.” Burnet County officials sent the same message to residents during early voting, while releasing a report detailing unprecedented turnout during the first and much of the second week of three weeks of early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election. “I made sure my driver's license was good, not expired. I digged to find my voter card,” she said. “It was all good. Lines were good. “Be prepared to vote,” she added. “We express our rights this way.” Burnet County officials sent the same message to residents during early voting, while releasing a report detailing unprecedented turnout during the first and much of the second week of three weeks of early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Burnet County elections officials reported unprecedented turnout through the first week of early voting, despite a presidential cycle wrought with concerns about COVID-19, officials said. By day five of early voting Oct.

Burnet County officials say they remedied a mail-in ballot application problem for military personnel and citizens oversees as quickly as it arose, avoiding deadline issues prior to a state elections deadline.

Along with an additional early voting location, voters will get more days and mail-in ballot allowances due to virus prevention measures prior to the Nov. 3 general election, officials said.