Early voting in the November 4 election will continue through Friday, October 31, and Election Day polling places have been set throughout the area.
Local residents will join with the rest of the state in voting on 17 proposed Texas constitutional amendments, and residents of Aquilla Independent School District and Emergency Services District 1 will also have decisions to make.
Hill County residents can vote at any of three early voting locations: the Hill County Covington Street Annex at 126 South Covington Street in Hillsboro; 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.
Early voting locations are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The main early voting location in Hillsboro will have extended hours Thursday, October 30 and Friday, October 31, when it will be open until 8 p.m.
The main early voting location in Bosque County is the Elections Administration Office at 104 West Morgan in Meridian. It is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, October 27-29 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, October 30-31.
See the list of Election Day polling locations in this edition.
Aquilla ISD
Aquilla ISD has three school board seats available. Incumbents Diane Montgomery and Courtney Lewis filed to keep their seats, and Gloria Moss and Brandon Haworth are also looking to fill a position on the school board.
ESD 1
Hill County ESD 1 has called an election to ask the public to raise its property tax ceiling from $0.03 to $0.08 and authorize the collection of sales tax in areas where there is still room under the combined 8.25% state and local sales tax cap.
Voter approval of the new property tax ceiling would not result in an immediate tax increase, but it would give the district room to increase funding as the county grows. For context, ESD 1 taxes would be $60 per year on a $200,000 home at $0.03, and they would be $160 per year at $0.08, although such a tax increase is not currently proposed.
The Lakelander 