Voter registration deadline approaching for Constitutional Amendment Election

The deadline to register to vote in the November Constitutional Amendment Election is approaching at the beginning of October. There are eight constitutional amendments which will appear on the ballot in Young County, but no other local ballot issues.

The office of the Texas Secretary of State decided the order of constitutional amendments which will appear on the November election ballot Thursday, July 29. Deputy Secretary of State Joe Esparza drew the ballot order in July for the eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. According to the department, proposed amendments must be approved by at least two-thirds of members of both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives to appear on the ballot. Once on the ballot, state registered voters will have the opportunity during the Nov. 2 election to approve or reject the amendments with a majority vote.

The November uniform election had a deadline of Thursday, June 17, to post notice of candidate filing with the first day to file for a place on the ballot being Saturday, July 17, and the last day being Monday, Aug. 16. The last day to order a general election or special election measure was Aug. 16. The last day to register to vote in the November election is Monday, Oct. 4.

The last day to apply for a ballot by mail will be Friday, Oct. 22. Early voting in the election will be held weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, to Friday, Oct. 29, at North Central Texas College at 928 Cherry St. in Graham, and Olney Community Library at 807 W. Hamilton in Olney.

For the rest of the story, see the Sept. 25 edition of The Graham Leader.