Early voting for the Nov. 4 general election comes to an end this week on Oct. 31 with the opening week showing low numbers for Montague County.
Elections Director Ginger Wall said there were 657 ballots cast in the opening week. Early voting continues through the end of the week with two extended voting days.
Ballots may be cast from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, but only at the Montague Annex location.
The other three locations are in Bowie at the senior center, in Nocona at the H.J. Justin Building and the Saint Jo Civic Center will have regular voting 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. those two days.
Election day voting will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations: Montague County Annex, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Bowie Public Library, H.J. Justin Room in Nocona, Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum in Nocona, Saint Jo Civic Center, Forestburg Community Center, Sunset City Hall, Ringgold Fire Hall and Valley View Baptist Church.
Additional information on the amendments is available in a story on page 3A and at the nonpartisan Texas League of Women Voters webpage at lwvtexas.org.
In city elections, Bowie and Nocona each have a contested mayoral race. In Bowie, Mayor Gaylynn Burris is facing a challenge from Glenda Durham.
The three council seats are not contested with Incumbents Brent Shaw and Stephanie Post, running, along with Boyd Hulstine.
Bowie Independent School District has incumbent trustees Jeff Jackson and Kent Dosch running.
On the Nocona City Council Ray Gelo and Christopher Nunneley seek the mayor’s job as Robert Fenoglio did not run. . Two places are open on the council with incumbent Robert Fuller running with Robert Norman and Matthew D. Fenoglio.
Saint Jo ISD has four candidates seeking two positions with incumbents Mike Martin and Rodney Swirczynski running along with Jessyca Wagner and Shawn Armstrong.