Polls open 7 am Tuesday for special constitutional amendment, school elections

Early voting ends tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 29, in two special elections—the constitutional amendment election, in which this state’s voters will determine the fate of eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution; and the local CISD board of trustees election, in which voters will choose one of four candidates to fill the unexpired term of Landon Landry, who resigned from the board last month.

The eight propositions address issues involving charitable raffles sanctioned by rodeo associations; the means of financing transportation or infrastructure development in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas of a county; the prohibition or limitation of religious services by a state or political subdivision during a time of crisis; eligibility requirements for Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, and district judges; the authority of State Commission on Judicial Conduct over judicial candidates; the right of nursing home and other group facility residents to designate essential caregivers for in-person visitation; limitations on ad valorem taxes for surviving spouses of disabled persons; and exemptions from ad valorem taxation for surviving spouses of armed service members killed or injured in the line of duty. Candidates vying for one open seat

Candidates vying for one open seat on the CISD board of trustees are Allen Hadaway, David Parnell, Heath Mitchell, and Brad Warren. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to fill the 18-month unexpired term.

Early-voting turnout has been sluggish, so far, with the school board race attracting far more attention. Only 45 votes by personal appearance had been cast in the constitutional amendment election by mid-morning on Wednesday. The fourway school board race had collected 105 ballots in the same amount of time.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION

Election Day voters in Hemphill County may cast their ballots in one of four precinct locations in town, from 7 am to 7 pm, next Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Precinct No. 101

Courthouse, 400 Main St.

Precinct No. 201, 202

Fire Station, 2 Main St.

Precinct No. 301, 302, 303

Baker Elementary School, 732 Cheyenne

Precinct No. 401, 402

Canadian High School, 621 S. 5th St.

Note that Precincts 202, 302, 303, and 402 have been consolidated with in-town polling places.

CANADIAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION

Canadian ISD will also conduct a special school board election on Tuesday, Nov. 2 to fill the unexpired term of Landon Landry, who resigned last month. Four candidates are vying to fill that seat. Two are former school trustees—Allen Hadaway, of Hadaway Engineering, and David Parnell, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and cattle rancher. Other candidates are Heath Mitchell, president of Canadian InterBank and a director of the Canadian/Hemphill County EDC, and Brad Warren, co-owner of TR Cattle Company.

Voters are asked to select one trustee to fill the 18-month unexpired term. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes will be elected. School district policy stipulates the use of the plurality method for determining elections; therefore, a candidate does not have to receive a majority (more than 50 percent of the votes) to be elected.

On Election Day, all polling places will be open from 7 am to 7 pm.

Hemphill County voters in Canadian ISD may cast their votes at the following locations:

Precinct No. 101

Courthouse, 400 Main St.

Precinct No. 201, 202

Fire Station, 2 Main St.

Precinct No. 301, 302, 303

Baker Elementary School, 732 Cheyenne Ave.

Precinct No. 401, 402

Canadian High School, 621 S. 5th St.

Note that Precincts 202, 302, 303, and 402 have been consolidated with in-town polling places.

Lipscomb County voters in Canadian ISD may cast their ballots from 7 am to 7 pm at:

Precinct No. 106, 404

Higgins Multipurpose Building

15 E. 5th St., in Higgins.