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General Information:
On November 8, 2011, Nacogdoches County will be conducting a State Constitutional Amendment Election, and Woden Independent School District will be conducting a Special Tax Ratification Election. All registered voters in Nacogdoches County are eligible to vote in the State Constitutional Amendment. Registered voters who live in the Woden Independent School District are eligible to vote in the Special Tax Ratification Election.
Information About Literature And Candidates:
Voters can feel free to bring in literature to use in the voting booth that will help them in making their choices. However, voters are not allowed to leave their literature in the voting booth after they have voted. Sample ballots will be posted for voters to examine if they would like before receiving their ballots. Election workers will be happy to assist all voters in helping them understand how to mark their ballots and will be happy to read the ballots to voters as well if they are asked to. However, election workers will not attempt to interpret or explain the amendments to the voters, so we recommend that voters research the meanings of the amendments before they come in to vote. Printouts of the amendment explanations provided by the Secretary of State’s Office have been attached to this email and will be available to the voters when they come in to vote.
Other Important Information:
The most important date coming up is Tuesday, October 11, 2011. This is the last day to register to vote in the November 8, 2011 Elections and all applications must be received (not postmarked) by the Nacogdoches County Elections Office by this date. The Elections Office will be open until 5:00 p.m. on October 11, 2011.
If you have moved recently you need to re-register to vote. Voter registration is connected to your address. If you stay at the same address year after year, then you don’t ever have to re-register because your voter registration is automatically renewed every two years. However, whenever you move you have to re-register or you will eventually be removed from the voter roll. Even if you move within the same county, city, or even on the same street you have to re-register. You also need to re-register if you have made any changes to your mailing address. For example, if you had a PO Box last year, and now you don’t, then you need to re-register/update your address information. Everyone in Nacogdoches County who has registered to vote should have received a blue and white voter certificate in November of 2009 or later. If you do not have a blue and white voter certificate with your current residence and current mailing address, then you may not be registered to vote. Please contact the Elections Office by October 11, 2011 if you are not sure if you are registered to vote and we will gladly help you.
We are now accepting applications for mail ballots. To qualify to vote by mail, you must be 65 years of age or older, or have a disability, or be confined in jail, or be able to provide an address outside of Nacogdoches County if you will not be in Nacogdoches County during voting times. The last day for the Elections Office to accept/receive applications for mail ballots is November 1, 2011. Applications for mail ballots can be hand delivered to the Elections Office until Early Voting begins on October 24, 2011. Once early voting begins, the applications have to be mailed to the Elections Office.
First time voters need to bring some form of ID in addition to or instead of their voter registration certificates. All other voters can present either their voter registration certificate or one of the appropriate forms of ID listed: 1. driver license or personal identification card, 2. a form of identification containing the person’s photograph that establishes the persons identity, 3. a birth certificate, 4. United States citizenship papers, 5. United States passport, 6. official mail addressed to the person by name from a government entity, 7. a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter, 8. any form of identification prescribed by the Secretary of State.
No campaign buttons, apparel, hats, or shirts are allowed in the polling place. No exceptions. Voters may bring in literature to the polling place regarding candidates or issues to use in the voting booths, but these materials are not to be left in the voting booths. No campaigning is allowed within 100 feet of a polling place.
Polls are open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day for all polling locations.
A public waiting area will be open at 7:00 p.m. on Election Night at the Courthouse Annex for the media and voters who want to receive printouts of election results as soon as they are complete. Early voting results will be released around 7:00 p.m. Final results for the election are estimated to be complete between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Election Night.
I will be conducting a public test on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. of the electronic voting equipment to be used in the November 8, 2011 Nacogdoches County and Woden I.S.D. elections. It would be greatly appreciated if the Daily Sentinel would run an article on any aspect of the elections on Monday, October 31, 2011 and would include the following information somewhere in the story:
“A public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used in the November 8, 2011 Nacogdoches County and Woden Independent School District elections will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 in the Elections Office located within the Courthouse Annex Building – 203 W. Main St. – Nacogdoches, TX 75961.”
Nacogdoches County
November 8, 2011
Constitutional Amendment Election
Early Voting Hours
Early voting will be conducted at The Courthouse Annex,
203 W Main St., Room # 113, Nacogdoches, TX 75961
Monday, October 24, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, October 31, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 4, 2011 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(Closed On October 29th And 30th)
Woden Independent School District
November 8, 2011
Tax Ratification Election
Early Voting Hours
Early voting will be conducted at Woden ISD,
5263 FM 226, Woden, TX 75978
Monday, October 24, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday, October 31, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 3, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, November 4, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(Closed On October 29th And 30th)
