NEWS
Voting machines ready to go for Nov. 6 races
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
With less than a week before early voting begins for the mid-term national, state and local elections, Montague County Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said she’s ready for voting to begin as the machines have been fully tested, mail-in ballots are being requested and a large number of new voters have registered indicating strong interest in the mid-term and local elections.
Wall has been working as the top election official since May 10, 2017 and this will be her third election to coordinate. The testing of the 58 electronic voting machines took place on Oct. 2.
All counties are required to conduct public testing of their direct recording electronic voting systems to ascertain it will accurately count the votes cast for all offices.
Each one of the DRE units was set up in the county annex community room and underwent a series of tests. Wall said it went well as all the ballots were proofed and the machines are ready to go.
Early voting begins Oct. 22 and runs through Nov. 2.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Bowie emergency personnel have been working this one-vehicle semi-truck rollover on State Highway 59 in front of the precinct two barn. No details were available at this time. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on April 22 in the council chambers.
City Manager Bert Cunningham in his report will discuss the comprehensive planning grant and the substation transformer.
In old business there will be second readings for the water rate ordinance tabled from the last meeting, plus the new ordinances related to the operation of food trucks in the city.
In new business the council will discuss section 3 policy updates for the community development grant for Smythe Street sidewalks and hear a request from public works to use $9,763 out of the tap account to purchase 64 meters.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Bowie received an unqualified audit for 2023-24 presented by its outside auditor during its April 8 meeting.
Valerie Halverson of the Mathis, West, Huffines Group, Wichita Falls, reviewed the extensive report on the city’s funds.
She noted it was a busy year dealing with several major capital projects along with tracking grant funds, but the city met all the general accounting standards.
Read the full story on the outside audit in the Thursday Bowie News.
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