Early voting for the May 6 municipal election will begin Monday at College on the Square.
Early voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 1-2. When voting, a person must present a state-approved form of voter ID. 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.
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 and 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 ballot in the election.
The election will have the race for Snyder City Council’s two at-large seats and mayor’s position. According to the Scurry County Clerk’s office, 6,174 people are eligible to vote in the election.
Mayoral candidates on the ballot, in the order they will be listed on the ballot, are Tony Wofford, John Gayle, Stephanie Ducheneaux and George Jamison.
The at-large city council candidates are Maria Robinson, Luann Burleson, Ben Martin and Frank Toland.
The top two at-large council candidates will earn a seat on the council.
To be elected mayor on May 6, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes (50 percent plus one vote). If no candidate receives a majority, a runoff election between the top two candidates will be held June 17, city officials said.