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Early voting starts next Monday for primary run-offs

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By Lynsi Musselman

Due to the coronavirus, the primary run-off elections originally scheduled for May 26 were postponed to July 14 by Gov. Greg Abbott’s proclamation back in March, with early voting for Shackelford County residents to get underway at the courthouse next Monday, June 29.

The last day to early vote in person for the primary run-off will be Friday, July 10.

Shackelford County clerk Cheri Hawkins said that the courthouse will be open during lunch hours for the early voting period to help reduce the number of voters coming in at the same time.

Hawkins reminded residents that the last day to receive a ballot-by-mail application will be Friday, July 2.

“This year the mail ballot has to be in our office on July 2, not just postmarked that date,” Hawkins said. “It is quicker if residents can print off the form and drop it off in person, or we can print them a form at the courthouse.”

The primary run-off election day on Tuesday, July 14 will also be conducted at the courthouse for all precincts.

Residents can visit www.shackelfordcounty.org to print the ballot-by-mail form, located under the “elections” tab.

Primary Run-off Candidates

The ballot for the primary run-off election to be held Tuesday, July 14, will include two Republican candidates for the Texas House District 60 seat.

Glenn Rogers from Palo Pinto and Jon Francis from Cisco are battling for the seat, which is being vacated by Mike Lang.

With no Democratic candidate on the November ballot, the winner of the Republican primary will automatically represent Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, and Stephens counties in the Texas House of Representatives.

For Democrats, there will be a run-off July 14 between Mary “MJ” Heager and Royce West for the U.S. Senate seat. 

In November, the winner of that run-off will face Republican incumbent John Cornyn, as well as several other candidates, including Cedric Jefferson (Power Over Politics Party), James Brumley (The Human Rights Party, and independents Tim Smith, Arjun Srinvasan, and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla.

Also on the Democratic July run-off ballot will be two candidates for Railroad Commissioner – Chrysta Castaneda and Roberto “Beto” Alonzo.

That winner will run against Republican James Wright in the November 2020 election.

In March, Abbott also issued an order authorizing parties that nominate by convention to postpone those conventions or hold them remotely.

Libertarian Party candidates will be elected at the Libertarian convention on Aug. 3, adding a candidate to the Railroad Commissioners race in November.