Early voting starts this week

Cass County and Texas will have an opportunity to vote on November 7. Depending on where you live in Cass County you will find your ballot will have some differences. What will be the same no matter where you live will be the 14 state constitutional propositions.

According to Amy L. Varnell Cass County Clerk, you should expect 14 Constitutional Amendments, proposed County Assistance District, Linden Kildare CISD school trustee election, City of Atlanta election and City of Queen City election According to Varnell, “For information regarding the LK CISD, City of Atlanta or City of Queen City elections, contact those entities, as the county is only holding elections for those entities.

“For questions regarding the proposed County Assistance District, contact the County Judge’s office at 903 756 5181 Contact the Voter Registar’s office (Tax Office) to see if you are eligible to vote in the County Assistance District Election.

“Sample ballots can be found on the Elections page of the Cass County website, or voters can contact the County Clerk’s Office at 903 756 5071 for sample ballots.

“October 27 is the last day we can accept an Application for Ballot By Mail. Voters who are 65 or older, disabled, or who will be out of the county during early voting and on Election Day can request a ballot by mail. We cannot take requests for ballots by mail over the phone. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE DOES NOT SEND APPLICATIONS FOR A BALLOT BY MAIL UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE VOTER. Many times, political parties or political organizations will send applications for ballot by mail to voters who are 65 or older.”

Early Voting in person will begin October 23 – October 27 and October 30 – November 3, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following locations: Linden Voting Building 227 E Rush St. On November 2 and 3 this location will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Atlanta North East Texas Property Management Building (Old Horne Enterprise) 101 E Pinecrest Hughes Springs Community Center 902 E First St Hwy 11 A voter can vote early at any early voting location. Polls are open on Election Day, November 7, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Cass County was approved to participate in countywide voting. This means a registered voter can vote at any polling location in the county.

Contact the Voter Registrar (Tax Office) at 903 756 5513 for information regarding your voter registration.