Monday is deadline to register to vote for March 1 primaries

Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the March 1 primary elections.
Those who are not registered to vote or need to update address information may do so at the County Clerk’s office, located on the third floor of the Scurry County Courthouse.
Early voting will be held Feb. 16-26 on the first floor of the courthouse.
When voting, residents must provide a photo ID to the election worker.
The two seats on the Scurry County Commissioners’ Court are on the Republican Party primary ballot.
In Pct. 1, incumbent Terry Williams is being challenged by Chuck Colvin and Phillis Leatherwood.
In Pct. 3, incumbent David Harrell is joined on the ballot by Howard Limmer and Chuck McCowen.
Five incumbents filed to run in the Republican primary and did not draw challengers — 132nd Judicial District Court Judge Ernie B. Armstrong, 132nd Judicial District Court District Attorney Ben Smith, Scurry County Attorney Michael Hartman, Scurry County Sheriff Trey Wilson and Scurry County Tax Assessor/Collector Jana Young.
Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, was the only Republican to file for the District 28 Texas Senate seat race.
Rep. Dustin Burrows was the only Republican to file for the District 83 Texas House of Representatives primary.
Nine people filed to run in the Republican primary for the District 19 U.S. House of Representatives seat. They are Jodey Arrington, Jason Corley, Greg Garrett, John C. Key, Donald R. May, Don Parrish, Glen Robertson, Michael Bob Starr and Derenda D. Warren.
No Democratic candidates filed to run for the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives or U.S. House of Representatives seats that represent Scurry County.
No local races will feature Democrats in the primary.
Both parties will hold primary elections in the presidential race.
The Republican Party primary ballot will include Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Lindsay Graham, Elizabeth Gray, John R. Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum and Donald J. Trump.
Running in the Democratic primary are Hillary Clinton, Roque “Rocky” De La Funete, Calvis L. Hawes, Keith Judd, Star Locke, Martin O’Malley, Bernie Sanders and Willie L. Wilson.
County Clerk Melody Appleton reminded voters that they may cast a ballot in only one of the party primaries.
If a runoff is needed, voters must continue to vote in the primary in which they voted on March 1.