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VOTER'S GUIDE
FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY

Here is our non-partisan guide to information about our state and national elections.

The links below will help you find information about the elections, voting dates, candidates, primaries, where to vote, qualifications for voting, provisional voting, voter registration, lost voter registration cerfificate, find your polling place, what's on the ballot, and answers from the candidates on major issues.

Please be an informed voter, and vote.

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IMPORTANT VOTING DATES

PRIMARY EARLY VOTING:

PRIMARY VOTE DAY:

FIRST DAY TO APPLY TO VOTE BY MAIL:

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

EARLY VOTING STARTS:

LAST DAY TO APPLY TO VOTE BY MAIL:

EARLY VOTING ENDS:

GENERAL ELECTION:

GENERAL VOTING RESOURCES

FEDERAL ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION: www.eac.gov

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF TEXAS: 512-472-1100; 1212 Guadalupe St., #107, Austin, TX 78701-1800. Founded in 1919, the League is a non-partisan, trusted organization that works to promote active, informed participation of all citizens in their government. www.lwvtexas.org. Note, coverage of local elections and candidates is available in a few League locations in the Hill Country, and these are shown at: www.lwvtexas.org/localleagues.php.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS (US): www.lwv.org; www.vote411.org; KERRVILLE: www.lwv-kerrvillearea.org; voter@lwv-kerrvillearea.org

SECRETARY OF STATE (TEXAS): www.sos.state.tx.us; and https://voterinfo.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/Introduction.jsp. Provides voter registration information, local county election officials, election history and statistical information.

TEXAS LEGISLATURE ON-LINE: www.legis.state.tx.us

VOTER REGISTRATION: www.VoTexas.org. This Texas state government website covers the who, when, what, where of voting in Texas. Early voting is described. Voter applications are available on-line at this site, and at county election offices, and many post offices and libraries. Requirements for registering to vote: Be a US citizen; Be a resident of the county; Be at least 17 years and 10 months old (you must be 18 years old by Election Day); Not be a convicted felon (unless your sentence is completed, including any probation and parole); and, Not be declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law. If a person moves or changes their name after they are registered, they must notify the local voter registrar in their home county of the new information. You can check your registration status at this web site. To complete a voter registration application, a person must provide a Texas Driver's License number or Texas Personal I.D. number issued by the Texas Dept of Public Safety. If a person has neither of those numbers, the applicant is asked to provide the last four digits of their Social Security Number. The number submitted by the applicant is verified before a voter registration certificate is issued. If none of the numbers are provided on the application, the person can still be registered, but they must show a proper form of identification at the polling location before they can receive a ballot.

POLITICAL PARTIES

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS: www.texasgop.org

TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY: www.txdemocrats.org

LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF TEXAS: www.lptexas.org

GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS: www.txgreens.org

TEXAS TEA PARTY: www.texasteaparty.org; www.texasteapartypatriots.org

LOCAL PARTY COORDINATORS

BLANCO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY: Barbara Ann Hudson, Chairperson, 830-868-4219

BLANCO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY: Ann Hall, Ph.D., Blanco County Republican Party Chair, 830-833-9915. info@blancogop.org. Register to Vote. Call: 830 868-7178 to request a voter registration card be mailed to you. Send your completed card back to: Johnson City, TX 78636. No Postage Required. www.blancogop.org

BULVERDE AREA REPUBLICAN WOMEN: 830-228-4846; Meets 1st Mon, 7:30p at GVTC Auditorium, 36101 FM 3159.

COMAL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN: 830-832-4957, 830-935-4504; Meets 2nd Fri of every month, 11:30a, at Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 South Access Rd. Bring a friend and a dish to share.

GILLESPIE COUNTY DEMOCRATS: 830-997-5455

GILLESPIE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN: 830-644-2341, Jeanie Pehl

HIGHLAND LAKES REPUBLICAN WOMEN: 325-379-2049, Susie Sitton

KENDALL COUNTY AREA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN: 830-755-4434. http://kcadw.com. Meets 2nd Thurs in Boerne area.

REAL COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY: 830-640-3517; chair@realcountygop.org;
www.realcountygop.org; Jackie Dowdy, Real County Chair

And, of course, you can use your favorite browser to search for any topic of interest, from the new "Tea Party" movement, to web sites hosted by the candidates.

VOTING/POLLING LOCATIONS (By precinct number)

Remember to take along your identification and voter registration card. Locations for General Elections and Primary Elections can be different. Redistricting based on Census results is underway. To avoid problems, verify your polling location sufficiently in advance as locations can change. Recent previous locations include:

BLANCO COUNTY
Early Voting: Blanco County Courthouse Annex (new): 101 E Cypress St (Conference Rm), Johnson City
102: Blanco Masonic Hall: 501 Eleventh St, Blanco
201: Pedernales Electric Auditorium: 201 S Ave F, Johnson City
202: Pleasant Hill Schoolhouse: 183 Rocky Rd, Johnson City
302: Blanco County Courthouse Annex (new): 101 E Cypress St (Hoppe Rm), Johnson City
303: Commissioner's Barn Precinct 3: 862 RR 962 E, Round Mountain
304: St. Lukes Episcopal Church: 263 Spur Ranch Rd, 962 E, Cypress Mill
401: Twin Sisters Schoolhouse: 993 RR 473 E, Twin Sisters
402: Old Blanco County Courthouse: 300 Main St, Blanco

BURNET COUNTY: 512-715-5288; electadmin@burnetcountytexas.org
www.burnetcountytexas.org/default.aspx?name=elect.pollplace

GILLESPIE COUNTY
1: Gillespie County Extension Building: 95 Frederick Rd, Fredericksburg
2: Gillespie County Courthouse: 101 W Main St, Fredericksburg
3: Gillespie County Annex 2: 102 E San Antonio St, Fredericksburg
4: Girl Scout Cabin: 202 W Austin St, Fredericksburg
5: Harper Fire Station: 84 N RR 783, Harper
6: Stonewall Fire Station: 14854 E US Hwy 290, Stonewall
7: Gillespie County Fair Grounds: 530 Fair Drive, Fredericksburg
8: Willow City Fire Station: 2553 RR 1323, Willow City
9: Doss Community Center: 14174 N RR 783, Doss
11: Wild Boar Farms: 21 Luckenbach Rd, Fredericksburg
12: Crabapple Community Center: 14671 Lower Crabapple Rd, Fredericksburg
13: Cherry Mountain Schoolhouse: 2866 Cherry Mountain Loop, Fredericksburg
14: Cave Creek Community Center: 470 Cave Creek Rd, Fredericksburg
15: Tierra Linda Fire Station: 406 Oak Alley, Tierra Linda

KERRVILLE CITY ELECTIONS
Cailloux City Center: 910 Main Street, Kerrville, TX

LLANO COUNTY
101 South Llano: Llano County Annex: 1447 E TX 71, Llano
102 Blue Lake: Blue Lake Community Center: 214 W Bluebonnet Dr, Blue Lake
108 Sunrise Beach: City Hall/Civic Center: 124 Sunrise Dr, Sunrise Beach
109 Horseshoe Bay: Horseshoe Bay City Office: No. 1 Community Dr, Horseshoe Bay
203 Buchanan Dam: LCRA Bldg: 8347 RR 1431, W Buchanan Dam
204 Bluffton: Lakeshore Branch Library: 7346 TX 261, Buchanan Dam
205 Tow: First Baptist Church: 166=521 RR 2241, Tow
307 Kingsland: Kingsland Public Library: 125 W Polk, Kingsland
410 W Llano: Llano County Library: 102 E Haynie, Llano

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