Early voting approaching for primary election

Early voting approaching for primary election News Staff Tue, 02/06/2024 - 3:26 pm

• (ARCHIVE PHOTO | THE GRAHAM LEADER) The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held Tuesday, March 5. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail in the election is Friday, Feb. 23.

Thomas Wallner editor@grahamleader.com

Early voting in the March primaries is approaching in less than two weeks, with local, state and national seats on the ballot.

The primary election will be Tuesday, March 5, with early voting Tuesday, Feb. 20, through Friday, March 1. The deadline to register to vote in the primaries was Monday, Feb. 5. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail will be Friday, Feb. 23.

Per state law, those who vote with one political party in the primary election must vote in the same political party for the runoff election.

If a runoff election is required for any candidates, the date for that election will be Tuesday, May 28. Early voting in the runoff will be held May 20-24.

Following the runoff election, the winners in each party’s primary elections will be that party’s nominee in the upcoming general election Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Early voting in the November election will be from Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Nov. 1. The last day to register to vote in the November election is Monday, Oct. 7.

The first day to file for an office up for election was Nov. 11, 2023. The deadline to file for primary candidates was Dec. 11, 2023.

Local offices up for election during the primaries are 90th Judicial District Judge, 90th Judicial District Attorney, Young County Sheriff, Young County Attorney, Young County Clerk, Young County Treasurer, Young County Tax Assessor-Collector, Young County Commissioner Precinct 1 and 3 and Young County Constable Precinct 1 and 3.

Incumbent Travis Babcock and new candidate Dan Birbeck, who currently serves as the Olney Police Department Chief, filed for the position of Young County Sheriff.

In September, Young County Precinct 3 Commissioner Stacey Rogers announced he would not be running for a fifth term in 2024. The three new candidates who filed for the position are Alan Craig, Scott (Scooter) Philipp and Dickie “Coach” Scott.

Tommy Martin, Young County Constable Precinct 1, did not file for reelection. Bryan Little was the sole candidate who filed for the constable position.

Ann Ford, who was sworn into the office of Young County Clerk in January to fill the unexpired term of Kay Hardin who retired, did not file for reelection. Tina Gilliam was the sole candidate to file for the county clerk position.

Incumbents who were the sole filing for their seats were Dee Peavy (90th Judicial District Attorney), Phillip Gregory (90th Judicial District Judge), Christopher Baran (Young County Attorney), Christy Centers (Young County Tax Assessor-Collector), Kyle Milam (Young County Treasurer), Stacy Creswell (Young County Commissioner Precinct 1) and Cliff Blackstock (Young County Constable Precinct 3).

Republican Ballot

President
o Donald J. Trump
o Vivek Ramasawamy
o Ryan L. Binkley
o Ron DeSantis
o Asa Hutchinson
o Nikki Haley
o Chris Christie
o David Stuckenberg
o Uncommitted

United State Senator
o R E (Rufus) Lopez
o Holland “Redd” Gibson
o Ted Cruz

United States Representative District 25
o Roger Williams
o Vince Crabb
o Matthew Lucci

Railroad Commissioner
o Petra Reyes
o Corey Howell
o Christie Clark
o James “Jim” Matlock
o Christi Craddick

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
o Jimmy Blacklock

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
o Brian Walker
o John Devine

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
o Jane Bland

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
o David J. Schenck
o Sharon Keller

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
o Gina Parker
o Barbara Parker Hervey

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
o Lee Finley
o Michelle Slaughter

Member, State Board of Education, District 15
o Aaron Kinsey

State Senator District 30
o Brent Hagenbuch
o Jace Yarbrough
o Cody Clark
o Carrie De Moor State

Representative, District 68
o David Spiller
o Kerri Kingsbery

Chief Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District
o Bonnie Sudderth

Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 4
o Wade Birdwell

Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 5
o Dabney Bassel

Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 6
o Mike Wallach

District Judge, 90th Judicial District
o Phillip C. Gregory

District Attorney, 90th Judicial District
o Dee Peavy

County Attorney
o Christopher D. Baran

County Clerk, Unexpired Term
o Tina R. Gilliam

Sheriff
o Travis Babcock
o Dan Birbeck

County Tax Assessor-Collector
o Christy Centers

County Treasurer, Unexpired Term
o Kyle Zohn Milam

County Commissioner, Precinct 3
o Scott (Scooter) Philipp
o Alan Craig
o Dickie “Coach” Scott

Constable, Precinct 1
o Bryan Little

Constable, Precinct 3
o Cliff Blackstock

County Chair
o Jennifer Allen McDonald

Proposition 1
“Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.”

Proposition 2
“Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.”

Proposition 3
“The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.”

Proposition 4
“The Texas legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including , in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.”

Proposition 5
“Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens."

Proposition 6
“The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.”

Proposition 7
“The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.”

Proposition 8
“The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.”

Proposition 9
“The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.”

Proposition 10
“The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.”

Proposition 11
Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.

Proposition 12
“The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.”

Proposition 13
“Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.”

Democratic Ballot

President
o Marianne Williamson
o Dean Phillips
o Gabriel A. Cornejo
o Cenk Uygur
o Joseph R. Biden Jr.
o Frankie Lozada
o Star Locke
o Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato

United State Senator
o Steven J. Keough
o Thierry Tchenko
o Roland Gutierrez
o Colin Allred
o Carl Oscar Sherman
o A. “Robert” Hassan
o Heli Rodriguez Prilliman
o Mark Gonzalez
o Meri Gomez

Railroad Commissioner
o Katherine Culbert
o Bill Burch

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
o DaSean Jones
o Randy Sarosdy

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
o Christine Vinh Weems

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
o Joe Pool
o Bonnie Lee Goldstein

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
o Holly Taylor

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
o Nancy Mulder

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
o Chika Anyiam

Member, State Board of Education, District 15
o Morgan Kirkpatrick

State Senator District 30
o Dale Frey
o Michael Braxton
o Matthew McGhee

State Representative, District 68
o Stacey Swann

County Chair
o Jeff French

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