Early voting begins Monday in primary elections

Early voting in the March primary elections begins Monday throughout the state. On the March ballot will be contested party runnings for both state and local seats in Young County.

Early voting in the March primary elections will begin Monday, Feb. 14, and will run through Friday, Feb. 25. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail received, not postmarked, will be Friday, Feb. 18. In order to vote by a ballot by mail, a voter must be 65 or older, be out of the county during voting times, or have a disability which classifies as “a sickness or physical condition that prevents the voter from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring the voter’s health,” according to the Texas Election Code.

Local candidates who will be on the primary election ballot are Win Graham seeking Young County Judge; Jaime Land seeking reelection to Young County District Clerk; Kay Hardin seeking reelection to Young County Clerk; Kathy Mishler seeking the position of Young County Treasurer; Joey Stewart and Lonnie Wales seeking the position of Justice of the Peace Precinct 3; Jimmy Wiley seeking reelection to Young County Commissioner Precinct 4 and opponent Rob Ward seeking the same seat; Jason Hearne seeking reelection to Justice of the Peace Precinct 1; Matt Pruitt seeking reelection to Young County Commissioner Precinct 2 and opponent Scott Shook seeking the same seat.

The Young County Republicans organization hosted two candidate forums for those on the primary ballot in January. There were 11 local Republican candidates who filed for a place on the ballot and no Democratic candidates who filed for a local seat in the election.

For the rest of the story, see the Feb. 9 edition of The Graham Leader.