Election
BY GRACIE WARHURST
Voter Guide
2024
Dates to know
Where to vote
Oct. 21: First day of early voting Oct. 25: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Nov. 1: Last day of early voting Nov. 5: Election Day and the last day to receive ballot by mail (or Nov. 6 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election on Election Day)
Williamson and Travis counties are both open counties, meaning residents may vote at any location within their county for the May election. Polling locations are at www.wilco.org/departments/elections and www.countyclerk.traviscounty.org. The following sample ballot is unofficial.
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
KEY: D Democrat G Green L Libertarian R Republican *Incumbent
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — Place 8 D Chika Anyiam R Lee Finley Williamson County elections County Attorney D Amy Lyn Lefkowitz R Dee Hobbs* Williamson County Sheriff D Mike Gleason* R Matthew Lindemann County Commissioner Precinct 3
U.S. Representative District 37 D Lloyd Doggett* L Girish Altekar R Jenny Garcia Sharon State Representative District 46 D Sheryl Cole* R Nikki Kosich State Representative District 52 D Jennie Birkholz R Caroline Harris Davila* Pflugerville City Council Place 5 Melody Ryan Jim McDonald* Travis County ESD No. 2 Proposition A
Sample ballot
Federal elections President D Kamala Harris G Jill Stein L Chase Oliver R Donald Trump U.S. Senate D Colin Allred
L Ted Brown R Ted Cruz* State elections Texas Railroad Commissioner D Katherine Culbert G Eddie Espinoza L Hawk Dunlap R Christi Craddick* Texas Supreme Court Justice — Place 2 D DaSean Jones R Jimmy Blacklock* Texas Supreme Court Justice — Place 4 D Christine Vinh Weems R John Devine* Texas Supreme Court Justice — Place 6 D Bonnie Lee Goldstein L J. David Roberson R Jane Bland* Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — presiding judge D Holly Taylor R David J. Schenck Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — Place 7 D Nancy Mulder R Gina Parker
L Wes Benedict R Valerie Covey* County Constable Precinct 1 D Mickey Chance* R Vinnie Cherrone County Constable Precinct 4 D Kenneth Guerrero R Paul Leal* Local elections U.S. Representative District 10 D Theresa Boisseau L Jeff Miller R Michael T. McCaul* U.S. Representative District 17 D Mark Lorenzen R Pete Sessions* U.S. Representative District 31 D Stuart Whitlow R John Carter* U.S. Representative District 35 D Greg Casar* R Steven Wright
Abolishing the 0.5% local sales and use tax imposed by Travis County Emergency Services District number 2 (also known as the Pflugerville Fire Department) in the city of Pflugerville and decreasing the sales and use tax from 1.0% to 0.5% in all other areas of the district. Travis County Proposition A “Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $ 0.344445 per $100 valuation in County of Travis for the current year, a rate that is $0.025 higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of County of Travis, for the purpose of increasing access to affordable and high- quality child care and afterschool/summer programming and related services for low-income families and developing and administering related workforce and economic development programs. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in County of Travis was $0.304655 per $100 valuation.” Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 3 Proposition A Adoption of the state law applicable to firefighters that establishes collective bargaining if a majority of the affected employees favor representation by an employees association, preserves the prohibition against strikes and lockouts, and provides penalties for strikes and lockouts.
SOURCES: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE, TRAVIS COUNTY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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