Early voting for the Republican and Democratic party runoff elections will begin Monday on the first floor of the Scurry County Courthouse.
Early voting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Voters will have to provide election judges with a valid photo ID before casting ballots.
One local race will be on the ballot. The Republican Party nomination for the Scurry County Commissioners’ Court Pct. 3 seat will be determined between Howard Limmer and Shawn McCowen.
Glen Robertson and Jodey Arrington will meet for the Republican Party nomination for the District 19 U.S. House of Representatives seat.
Other Republican Party runoffs will be for Railroad Commissioner (Gary Gates and Wayne Christian), the Place 2 seat on the Criminal Appeals Court (Mary Lou Keel and Ray Wheless) and the Place 5 seat on the Court of Criminal Appeals (Scott Walker and Brent Webster).
The only Democratic Party runoff will be for Railroad Commissioner (Grady Yarbrough and Cody Garrett).
The runoff election will be held May 24. All Scurry County voters who live in Pct. 3 will vote at the county barn. All other voters will cast ballots on the first floor of the courthouse on May 24. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
County Clerk Appleton said since both parties will have a runoff, voters may only cast ballots in the primary in which they voted on March 1. Anyone who did not vote on March 1 is eligible to vote in the runoff they choose, she said.
Candidate information in today’s SDN
On Page 5A in today’s edition, voters will be able to learn more about the candidates running for the Republican Party nominations for Scurry County Commissioners’ Court and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Pct. 3 commissioner candidates Howard Limmer and Shawn McCowen answered a series of questions from the Snyder Daily News. Limmer and McCowen were the top two candidates in the March 1 primary and advanced to the runoff election.
Jodey Arrington and Glen Robertson sat down with the Snyder Daily News after the March 1 primary election and discussed their views on different issues.
Also on Page 5A is a sample ballot for both primary runoff elections.