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General Information:
On May 12, 2012, the Nacogdoches and Garrison Independent School Districts, and the Cities of Nacogdoches and Garrison will be conducting elections. Registered voters in Nacogdoches County who live within these jurisdictions are eligible to vote in the applicable elections.
Voting Schedules:
City Of Nacogdoches General Election
Early Voting Information
Location: C.L. Simon Recreation Center – 1112 North St. – Nacogdoches, TX 75961
April 30, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 1, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 2, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 3, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 4, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 7, 2012 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
May 8, 2012 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Election Day Information
Location: TJR Elementary – 411 N. Mound St. – Nacogdoches, TX 75965
May 12, 2012 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Nacogdoches Independent School District General Election
Early Voting Information
Location: C. L. Simon Recreation Center – 1112 North St. – Nacogdoches, TX 75961
April 30, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 1, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 2, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 3, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 4, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 7, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 8, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Election Day Information
Location: T.J.R. Elementary School – 411 N. Mound St. – Nacogdoches, TX 75961
May 12, 2012 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
City Of Garrison General Election
Early Voting Information
Location: Garrison City Office – 129 W. Greenwood St. – Garrison, TX 75946
April 30, 2012 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
May 1, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 2, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 3, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 4, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 7, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 8, 2012 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Election Day Information
Location: Garrison City Office – 129 W. Greenwood St. – Garrison, TX 75946
May 12, 2012 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Garrison Independent School District General Election
Early Voting Information
Location: Garrison High School Foyer – 459 N. US Hwy 59 – Garrison, TX 75946
April 30, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 1, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 2, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 3, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 4, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 7, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 8, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Election Day Information
Location: Garrison City Office – 129 W. Greenwood St. – Garrison, TX 75946
May 12, 2012 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Candidates:
City Of Nacogdoches General Election
Council Member Southeast Ward
(Vote for none or one)
1. Roy Boldon
2. William Sanders
Nacogdoches Independent School District General Election
Board Of Trustees, District IV
(Vote for none or one)
1. Steve Green
2. Mike Claude
Board Of Trustees, District V
(Vote for none or one)
1. Ron Watson
2. Jay Knott
City Of Garrison General Election
Mayor
(Vote for none or one)
1. M.H. Stoddard
Council
(Vote for none, one, two or three)
1. Russell Wright
2. Travis Simon
3. Joey Hudnall
4. Michael Caloway
5. Jan Woodard
6. Dian Mosby
Garrison Independent School District General Election
Board Of Trustees
(Vote for none, one or two)
1. Bart Reneau
2. Wes Chandler
3. Jerry D. Shaw
Information About Literature And Candidates:
Voters can feel free to bring in literature to use in the voting booths that will help them in making their choices. However, voters are not allowed to leave their literature in the voting booths 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 provide any information or insight to voters regarding candidates, so we recommend that voters research the candidates running for office before they come in to vote. The Nacogdoches County Elections Office or the individual entities conducting the elections do not provide any literature or signage for candidates running for office.
Other Important Information:
The most important date coming up is Thursday, April 12, 2012. This is the last day to register to vote for the May 12, 2012 School Board and City Council 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 April 12, 2012.
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 receive a yellow and white voter certificate by April 25, 2012. Please contact the Elections Office by April 12, 2012 if you are not sure if you are registered to vote and we will gladly help you.
The individual entities conducting elections 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 individual entities conducting elections to accept/receive applications for mail ballots is May 4, 2012. Applications for mail ballots can be hand delivered to the individual entities conducting elections until Early Voting begins on April 30, 2012. Once Early Voting begins the applications have to be mailed to the individual entities conducting elections.
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 certificates 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 available. Early Voting results will be released around 7:00 p.m. Final results for the elections are estimated to be available between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Election Night.
I will be conducting a public test on Wednesday, May 4, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. of the electronic voting equipment to be used in the May 12, 2012 School Board and City Council Elections. It would be greatly appreciated if the Daily Sentinel would run an article on any aspect of the elections on Monday, May 2, 2012 and would include the following information somewhere in the story:
“A public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used in the May 12, 2012 Nacogdoches and Garrison Independent School District elections, and the Nacogdoches and Garrison City elections, will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2012 in the Elections Office located within the Courthouse Annex Building – 203 W. Main St. – Nacogdoches, TX 75961.”
Thank you so much for your help towards getting out the word about voting year after year. Please feel free to contact the Elections Office at 936-560-7825 if you have additional questions or need any quotes. In the past, it has been very helpful when the polling locations and voting times were printed in the newspaper on Election Day to help voters know where they needed to go to vote. All of the information in this email should also be available on the Nacogdoches County website in the next few days: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us
Sincerely,
Todd Stallings
Nacogdoches County Records Management Director and Elections Technologist
