Time is running out for early voting

TYLER — Early voting ends next Friday, October 30. Registered voters can cast their ballot at any polling location within their county. You need to bring your facemask and ID. Remember, there is no straight ticket option on this years ballot. But you can still go down the ballot and vote for all the candidates on the same party if you wish to do so. As of Thursday, more ballots had been cast in Smith County through roughly the first week of early voting than the entire March primary. Over 42,000 have already cast their votes in , surpassing the total vote of 40,036 in the March Primary Election. There are 146,225 registered voters in Smith County.