Run-off election set next Tuesday

By Donnie A. Lucas

Voters will have the chance to go to the polls for a second time this month with the May 24 State Primary Elections Run-off for both the Republican and Democratic parties.

In-person early voting ends on Friday, May 20. All voting is again consolidated at the Shackelford County Courthouse.

Early voters can mark their ballots from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. through May 20. The Courthouse is also open through the lunch hour for early voters.

The run-off election day is set for Tuesday, May 24 from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The Courthouse will be closed to other business that day.

The deadline to request a ballot by mail was May 13, but voters have until the day of the election, next Tuesday, to get their mail ballots returned.

“Those who didn’t vote in the March 1 primary elections can choose to vote in either party run-off,” said Shackelford County/District Clerk Cheri Hawkins. “If you did vote in March, you are restricted to voting in the run-off for the same party primary.”