Early in-person voting to start April 25
By Donnie A. Lucas
In-person early voting for the May 7 constitutional amendment election and the Shackelford County Hospital District trustee election begins on Monday, April 25.
Next Tuesday, April 26, is also the deadline for requests for mail ballots to be received in the clerk’s office.
In-person early voting will continue through Tuesday, May 3 at the county courthouse.
Applications to request a ballot by mail can be found on the Shackelford County website at www.shackelfordcounty.org.
Voters can also call the clerk’s office to request an application form at 325-762-9415 in order to receive one through the mail.
“Voters who are 65 or over who applied for an annual ballot for the March 1 primary election have automatically been sent a mail ballot,” Cheri Hawkins, county/district clerk said. “Those who have already applied for the annual ballot by mail will be sent one for each election that the county conducts for the rest of the year, including the primary run-off on May 24 and the general election in November.”
Hawkins said that the annual ballot to vote by mail is available to any voter over age 65 who fills out the required application.
In addition to the two proposed amendments to the state constitution on the May 1 ballot, the Shackelford County Hospital District trustee election has been combined on the same ballot since both are county-wide elections.
Seven candidates have signed up for four at-large places on the board. The term of office is two years.
There are four seats open in the 2022 election rather than three, which has been the number publicized over the last few weeks. Myra Hise is the only incumbent who is running for reelection. The terms of Chris Beard, Janna Ledbetter, and John Peterson are also expiring, but they are not on the ballot for reelection.
In addition to Hise, the list of candidates includes Jason Price, Mary Beth Jones, Kayla Herron, Rochelle Stewart, Kraymer Harbold, and Elizabeth Roysdon.
The four who receive the most votes will be sworn into office at the May meeting, which will be held May 18 rather than May 16 because of a conflict.
Voters should not contact the hospital district office to request a mail ballot for this election.
Having both elections at the same polling place and on the same county-wide ballot will allow the two entities to split the cost of the election, according to Hawkins.
The Courthouse will be the only in-person voting site for both early voting and on Election Day May 7.
