EARLY VOTING UNDERWAY IN BURTON CITY COUNCIL ELECTION
Early voting is underway for the Burton City Council Election.
Three council incumbents, Tommie Gilmon, Jeff Eckhardt and Macey Tidwell, are challenged respectively by Sheila Ripple, Charly Ruemke and Berneake Gantt.
According to Washington County Elections Administrator Carol Jackson, so far, a total of 27 ballots have been cast early.
12 voters cast their ballots early on Monday, and 15 voters cast their ballot early on Wednesday. There was no early voting on Tuesday due to the San Jacinto Day state holiday.
The Burton City Hall is the designated early voting location, which continues today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday), and then Monday and Tuesday of next week. Early voting hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
There is no weekend voting.
Voting for Election Day on Saturday, May 2nd will also be at Burton City Hall, with hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.