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From The News-Courier staff—
Early voting for the Nov. 3
general election started Oct.
19 and continues through
Oct. 23 at the Knox City
Community Center and the
Perry Patton Community
Center in Munday and also
continues from 8:30 a.m. until
4 p.m. through Oct. 31 at
the Ex Students building in
Benjamin.
Knox County voters have
until Oct. 23 to apply for
ballots by mail from the
county clerk’s office here at
the courthouse. Then ballots
must be returned to the
clerk’s office or postmarked
by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 if returning
by mail. To be eligible,
voters must be 65 or older,
sick or disabled, out of the
county during early voting
or on the day of the election
or confined in jail, but otherwise
eligible.
On election day, precincts
101 and 202 will vote at
the Knox City Community
Center, 301 and 401 at the
Perry Patton Community
Center in Munday, 201 at
the Wichita Brazos Museum
in Benjamin and 302 at the
Vera Community Center.
Acceptable forms of photo
ID include the following:
Texas driver license, Texas
election ID certificate, Texas
personal ID card, Texas
handgun license, U.S. citizenship
certificate with photo,
U.S. Military ID card with
photo and U.S. passport.
If a voter doesn’t have an
acceptable photo ID and cannot
reasonably obtain one, a
supporting form of ID can be
presented if it has the voter’s
name and address: original
or copy of government document,
voter’s registration certificate,
utility bill, bank statement,
government check,
paycheck or birth certificate.
Then the voter must execute
a Reasonable Impediment
Declaration.
Benjamin voters are being
asked to approve a $21
million bond by the Benjamin
Independent School
District for the construction,
acquisition, renovation and
equipment of school buildings
in the district, including
new classrooms, a storm
shelter, a new kitchen, a new
auditorium for schools and
administrative purposes, a
new gymnasium and a new
football field with a capacity
of less than 1,000; and the
renovation, improvements
and equipment of the existing
school building.
Goree voters will vote on
the collection of 1.4-cent
sales tax to be used for street
maintenance. Citizens may
cast early votes from 8:30
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at
306 W. Holly St. in Goree
through Oct. 30.
Those want to vote by mail
should send their requests to
Crystal Graham, PO Box
248, Goree, TX 76363.
Knox County residents
will also decide a contested
position on the Knox County
Commissioners Court. Incumbent
Jimmy Urbanczyk is
being challenged by Republican
Ray Herring in Precinct 3.
Incumbents Sam Hunter
and Mark Rocha, who filled
a one-year term that expired
last year, will be in a threeway
race with former member
Bill Longan for a pair of
three-year positions for the
Munday Consolidated Independent
School District
board. In addition, Keith
Kuehler and Megan Myers
will be running to fill a oneyear
term that will expire
May 2021. Early voting will
be at the administrative office
from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
on school days.
In Munday, John White
joins incumbents Trey Singleton,
Ryan Cottingham
and Karen Longan in a race
for three seats on the city
council.
In Knox City, incumbents
J.R. Hodges and Fred
Ledesma are joined by Kevin
Urbanczyk, Kent Deville and
Monica Meador in a contest
for three two-year terms.
Almost overlooked because
of the emphasis on the
race for president, but Knox
County voters will also decide
the U.S. House District 13
seat where Mac Thornberry
is retiring. Republican Ronny
Jackson and Democrat Gus
Trujillo along with Jack W.
Westbrook are your choices.
Sen. John Cornyn also is
in a race with Mary “MJ”
Heger for one of the state’s
two seats on the U.S. Senate.
