Early voting in the Nov. 3 general election is underway – it began Monday, Oct. 19, and continues until Friday, Oct. 30.
Early Voting
Dates: Monday, Oct. 19 – Friday, Oct. 30
Times:
Oct 19 – Oct 23: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Oct 24: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Oct 25: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Oct 26 – Oct 30: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Locations:
Bay City Service Center
2105 Avenue M, Bay City
Palacios Community HUB
1001 5th Street, Palacios, TX
Election Day
Date: Nov. 3 Time: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Locations by Precinct:
Precinct 1A
Location: Church of Christ Fellowship Hall
Address: 1200 Nichols Street, Bay City, TX
Precinct 1B
Location: Multipurpose Building
Address: 4511 FM 2668, Bay City, TX
Precinct 1C
Location: New Hope Baptist Church
Address: 3300 Avenue F, Bay City, TX
Precincts 1D & 1F
Location: Bay City Service Center
Address: 2105 Avenue M, Bay City, TX
Precinct 1E
Location: Wharton County Jr. College
Address: 4000 Avenue F, Bay City, TX
Precincts 2 & 10
Location: Matagorda Firemans Hall
Address: 683 Market Street, Matagorda, TX
Precincts 3A, 3B, & 7
Location: Palacios Community HUB
Address: 1001 5th Street, Palacios, TX
Precincts 4 & 12
Location: Blessing Community Center
Address: 734 FM 616, Avenue A, Blessing, TX
Precincts 5 & 9
Location: Van Vleck Community Center
Address: 87 Avenue F, Van Vleck, TX
Precincts 6 & 13
Location: Sargent Fire Station
Address: 22037 FM 457, Sargent, TX
Precinct 8
Location: Markham Community Center
Address: 538 FM 1468 N, Markham, TX
The County offices are up for re-election:
County Judge
Bobby Seiferman (incumbent)
Patrick Brown (write-in candidate)
District Clerk
Janice Brooks Hawthorne (incumbent)
County Clerk
Stephanie Wurtz (incumbent)
County Treasurer
Loretta Griffin (incumbent)
County Commissioner, Precinct #2
Mike Estlinbaum (incumbent)
Rob Noster (write-in candidate)
County Commissioner, Precinct #4
Charles “Bubba” Frick (incumbent)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct #1
Jason K. Sanders (incumbent)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct #2
Suzanne Sullivan (incumbent)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct #3
Amy Ottino-Tapia (incumbent)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct #4
Lea Jalufka
Justice of the Peace, Precinct #6
Jim Powell (incumbent)
Bay City Independent School District Proposition A
This is a tax increase
Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $0.9698 per $100 valuation in the Bay City
Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 0 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $0, for the purpose of replacing the expired disaster pennies used for maintaining and operating the district.
Bay City Independent School District Proposition B
This is a tax increase; the issuance of bonds in the amount of
$8,000,000 for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the principal, interest, and redemption premium on certain previously issued maintenance tax obligations of the district, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.
Two local residents are seeking statewide office in this election, they are:
Ben Flores, the Democratic nominee for Commissioner of the General Land Office. He’s running against the Republican incumbent Dawn Buckingham.
Another local resident, Crystal Sedillo, is the Demoncratic nominee for State Representative District No. 30. She’s running against incumbent Republican AJ Louderback.
