General Election early voting underway throughout area

Voting is now underway in November’s General Election, with early voting locations open in Hill and Bosque counties through Friday, November 1.

Hill County voters can cast ballots at any of the three polling places, including the Hill County Covington Street Annex in Hillsboro, the Precinct 1 Annex in Whitney (Huron) and the Hubbard Civic Center.

Bosque County voters can cast early ballots at the Election Administration Building, 104 West Morgan Street in Meridian, or the Clifton Civic Center, in the Judge’s Chamber Room at 403 West 3rd Street in Clifton.

The Hillsboro early voting location will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. next week. Weekend voting hours will also be offered in Hillsboro from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, October 26, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 27.

The Hill County Precinct 1 Annex, located at 5800 FM 933 in Whitney (Huron), and the Hubbard Civic Center, located at 300 North Magnolia in Hubbard, will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays during early voting.

Bosque County early voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, October 21, through Friday, October 25; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, October 26; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 27; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, October 28, through Friday, November 1.
Voters will make selections in several federal and state races, including president and U.S. senator, state railroad commissioner, Texas Supreme Court justices and Court of Criminal Appeals judges.

There is only one contested race at the county level, with incumbent Scotty Hawkins, a Republican, and Democrat Pollyanna Thibodeau running for Hill County Precinct 3 commissioner.

At the state level, incumbent Republican Angelia Orr and Democrat Albert Hunter are both seeking the District 13 state representative seat.

For Hill County voters, incumbent Republican Jake Ellzey is running to continue serving as the District 6 U.S. representative, and Democrat John Love III is challenging him for the seat.

Bosque County voters will have a choice of Republican John Carter, the incumbent, or Democrat Stuart Whitlow in the race for District 31 U.S. representative.

Those with questions about voting can visit the Texas Secretary of State’s votetexas.gov website or contact the Hill County Elections Administration Office at 254-582-4072 or the Bosque County Elections Office at 254-435-6650.

Hill County also offers the “TextMyGov” service that provides fast answers to frequently asked questions about voting.

Simply text “Hi” to 254-266-6442 to get started with the TextMyGov service.

A complete list of Election Day polling places will be featured in the Wednesday, October 30, edition of The Lakelander, or find them online at co.hill.tx.us or http://www.bosquecounty.us/elections.