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Voter registration deadline is Thursday

WISE COUNTY



There are plenty of choices to be made in the May 7 election, but first, you have to make sure you are registered to vote.

“The last day to register for the May 7 city and school election is April 7,” said Wise County Elections Administrator Sabra Srader.

That’s this Thursday, in case you don’t have a calendar in front of you.

To find out if you are registered to vote, visit wcmess.com/registered. You can also call the local voter registration office at 940-626-4453.

In Texas, you are eligible to vote if:

You are a United States citizen;

You are a resident of the county where you submit the application;

You are at least 17 years and 10 months old, and you are 18 years of age on Election Day.

You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and

You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

This year, 19 local entities have contracted with the county elections office. That includes city elections for Alvord, Aurora, Chico, Decatur, Lake Bridgeport, New Fairview, Newark, Rhome and Runaway Bay. School elections will be held for those living in the Azle, Boyd, Bridgeport, Chico, Decatur, Krum, Northwest, Poolville and Springtown school districts. Those living in the Walnut Creek Special Utility District will also have a directors election.

The May 7 ballot will also have a couple of Texas constitutional amendment propositions. Proposition 1 will allow for the reduction of school property taxes for elderly or disabled residents. Proposition 2 would increase the amount of the homestead exemption from $25,000 to $40,000 for school property taxes.

Early voting in the election will start April 25.

Mail ballots sent

Srader said around 700 mail ballots for the May 7 election were mailed out late last week and should be arriving in mailboxes this week for those who requested them.

She reminds voters to pay attention to the new mail ballot requirements, which were first applied in the March 1 primary election.

“We don’t want to reject any ballots, but they have to make sure on that return envelope that they give us either the last four digits of their social security number or their driver’s license number. We’ve highlighted that this time on the return envelope,” Srader said.

The last day to apply for a mail-in ballot application is April 26.

Those receiving mail ballots should also note that another ballot for the May 24 primary runoff election will also soon be sent out.

“We didn’t want them crossing in the mail. It can be confusing when you have two elections in the same month,” Srader said.

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