Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Oct. 21 and will continue through Nov. 1.
Texas voters will consider a series of 10 proposed constitutional amendments that cover a variety of topics. In local ballots, the City of Bowie and Bowie Independent School District are the only entities to have elections.
Bowie ISD has one contested race in place three as Jases Brown and Jeff Jackson battle it out. Daniel Deweber is unopposed in place four. Neither of the incumbents, Shea Brown or Travis Price, opted to run for another term.
Within the Bowie City Council, there is a race for mayor as Gaylynn Burris is challenged for that post by Bill Miller. Incumbent Councilor Wayne Bell is the only person running unopposed for the three council places.
For precinct one Michael Christmas and Diana Higgins are the candidates and in precinct two, Councilor Jason Love is facing Jason Johnson.
Early voting locations will be as follows: Bowie Bible Baptist Church, 1400 State Highway 59 North; Montague County Annex Community Room, 11339 State Highway 59N; H.J. Justin Community Center, 100 Clay Street, Nocona and Saint Jo Civic Center, 101 E. Boggess.
Early voting hours will be: 8 a.m. -5 p.m. between Oct. 21-Nov. 1.
Extended hours will take place on two days: Oct. 22 and Oct. 31, 7 a.m. -7 p.m., only at the county courthouse annex location.
Visit the Montague County website for sample ballots for all the elections: co.montague.tx.us/page/montague.SampleBallots. The site also includes brief explanations of the constitutional amendments