Early voting period set for Oct. 21-Nov. 1 in Kerr County

Kerr County voters wanting to take advantage of early, in-person voting in the General Election will be able to do so from October 21-November 1.

Registered voters in Kerr County can cast their ballots at either of two polling locations, the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 TX27 in Kerrville, and at the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram.  Voters will be able to cast their ballots at either location during the following times and dates:

~ 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday, Oct. 21-25

~ 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26

~ Noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27

~ 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday, Oct. 28-Nov.1

Those individuals applying for a ballot by mail must make sure the county elections office has received (not postmarked) their request by the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 25.  To be eligible to vote by mail in Texas, a voter must be 65 years or older; sick/disabled; out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting; expecting to give birth within 3 weeks before or after election day, or be confined in jail (but otherwise eligible to vote).

The General Election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 5, and polling countywide will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Voters are being asked to choose their next U.S. President, as well as to seat many other federal, state and local offices.

For sample ballots by precinct, visit the Kerr County Elections Office web page at www.kerrcountytx.gov., and click on Elections at the top.  Also included on this page is information regarding precincts.  There are 20 polling precinct locations in the county, including four new sites:

~ Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center (GBNRC) in Classroom #100, 126 Lehmann Drive in Kerrville for Precinct 118

~ Center Point Volunteer Fire Department, 548 Kelley Street in Center Point, for Precinct 120

~ First Baptist Church, 625 Washington Street in Kerrville, for Precinct 314

~ Cross Kingdom Church, 3044 Junction Highway in Kerrville, for Precinct 416

Presiding as the local elections administrator is Kerr County Clerk Nadene Alford.  For additional information, call (830) 792-2251.