EARLY VOTING UNDERWAY TUESDAY FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION

Josh Blaschke October 13, 2020

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Early voting begins today (Tuesday) for an election that Washington County election officials anticipate could draw record turnout.

A line of prospective voters waits outside the Washington County Courthouse Annex shortly after early voting began at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Early voting at the Washington County Courthouse Annex begins today and runs through October 30^th, leading up to Election Day on November 3^rd. Hours for early voting are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, 12 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from October 19-23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on October 24^th, 12 to 3 p.m. on October 25^th, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 26-30. Polls will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Around 24,000 voters are registered to vote in Washington County, which has one contested local race on the ballot: the position of Precinct One Washington County Commissioner between Republican incumbent Don Koester and Democrat Shirley Harris-Jackson.

Washington County voters will also decide on the races of State Senator of District 18 and U.S. Representative of District 10. In the State Senator race, Republican incumbent Lois Kolkhorst will face Democrat and attorney Michael Antalan of Katy. For the U.S. Representative race, Republican incumbent Michael McCaul will face off against Democrat and civil rights attorney Mike Siegel of Austin.

Meanwhile, early voting also gets underway today for the Burton School Board election, which has six candidates vying for three at-large positions: incumbent Misty Lucherk, Dean Fuchs, Boris Jumper, Sr., Sue Pinkerton, Donna Boehnemann Putnam, and Ricky Ripple. Early voting runs through October 30^th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Burton ISD Superintendent’s Office, 701 North Railroad Street in Burton. More information on that election is available at www.burtonisd.net.

For voters looking to use a mail-in ballot, they have until October 23^rd to apply for one if they have not already done so. Voters can return mail-in ballots by mail or by bringing them to the county clerk’s office. Voters returning their ballots in person must bring them inside the courthouse to the county clerk’s office, as there is no drop box outside the courthouse. Voters will be asked to show their ID.

Click here to view the Election Information page on the Washington County website.

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