Officials Say Election Could Be Confusing
Posted/updated on: March 13, 2012 at 2:56 pm
HARRISON COUNTY — County elections administrators are crystal clear about one thing as party primaries and the election date for school boards and city councils bump within weeks of each other, this could get confusing.
“It’s extremely worrisome to all of us,” Harrison County Elections Administrator Pam Brock said, speaking for officials across the state who anticipate calls and confusion over clashing election dates.
According to the Longview News-Journal, voters elect candidates to school and city offices May 12. They’ll return to polls on May 29, when party primaries are scheduled for statewide and national elections. It’s a new Texas two-step, with two bands playing at once.
The May 12 city and school elections always are on that second Saturday in May. The Democratic and Republican primary date, kicked down the calendar twice by ongoing court battles over political lines, appears to have finally settled on May 29. The last day to register to vote for the city/school elections is April 13. The last day to register to vote in the primaries is April 30. Early voting in the city/school elections is April 30 through May 8. Early voting in the primaries is May 14-25. So, primary voters will begin casting early ballots two days after voting in school and city races.
