Early voting begins Monday

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  • Brandy Benavides (left) and Selene Gallegos inspected voting machines at the Scurry County Courthouse Friday morning. Early voting for the Nov. 7 constitutional amendment election begins Monday on the first floor of the courthouse.
    Brandy Benavides (left) and Selene Gallegos inspected voting machines at the Scurry County Courthouse Friday morning. Early voting for the Nov. 7 constitutional amendment election begins Monday on the first floor of the courthouse.
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Texas voters will decide if seven amendments to the Texas Constitution will go into effect when early voting begins Monday.

Early voting, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Nov. 3, will be held on the first floor of the Scurry County Courthouse. 

On Nov. 7, voters in Precincts 5 through 7 will cast ballots at the Scurry County Library while the Towle Park barn will be the voting place for people in Precincts 8 through 10.

The south side of The Coliseum will be used for Precincts 11 through 13 while voters in Precincts 14 and 15 will vote on the north side of The Coliseum.

A sample ballot is on Page 4A in today’s edition.

When voting, County Clerk Melody Appleton said one of seven forms of identification must be presented to the election judge.

The seven forms of state-approved photo ID are:

• Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by the DPS.

• Texas personal identification card issued by the DPS.

• Texas license to carry a handgun issued by the DPS.

• United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph.

• United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph.

• United States passport.

Appleton said if a voter does not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven forms of photo ID, they may vote by signing a declaration at the polls explaining why they are reasonably unable to obtain it or by providing supporting documentation.

Supporting documentation can be an original, certified birth certificate, a valid voter registration certificate or a copy or original current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the voter’s name and an address. Government documents which include a photo must be original and cannot be copies.

If a voter meets these requirements and is otherwise eligible to vote, they will be able to cast a regular ballot in the election.