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General Election | Nov. 6, 2018 FULL-TIME EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS MOBILE-TEMPORARY EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Georgetown Randall Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Saturday, Oct. 27 Nov. 2 — 7 am to 7 pm 5721 Williams Drive, Georgetown Nov. 2, 10 am to 7 pm Williamson County Annex, 3407 RR Sunday, Oct. 28 — 1 pm to 6 pm Parks & Recreation Admin Bldg Sunday, Oct. 28 1869, Liberty Hill 1101 North College Street, 1 pm to 6 pm Sunday, Oct. 28 Williamson County Inner Loop Georgetown Granger ISD, Annex Hutto City Hall Monday, Oct. 22 300 Colorado Street, Granger 301 SE Inner Loop, Georgetown 401 W Front Street, Hutto Southwestern University – Robert- Monday, Oct. 29 son Center, 930 Southwestern Dr., Anderson Mill Limited District Leander Public Library Spicewood Springs Branch, Austin Georgetown 11500 El Salido Parkway, Austin 1011 South Bagdad Street, Leander Public Library, 8637 Spicewood Tuesday, Oct. 23 Hartfield PAC at McNeil HS BACA Senior Center Springs Rd, Austin Clairmont Retirement Community, 5800 McNeil Drive, Austin 301 West Bagdad St, Building 2, Tuesday, Oct. 30 12463 Los Indios Tr., Austin Cedar Park Public Library Round Rock Bartlett Town Hall, 140 W Clark St., Wednesday, Oct. 24 550 Discovery Boulevard, Cedar Round Rock Randalls Bartlett Florence City Hall, 106 S Patterson Park 2051 Gattis School Road, Wednesday, Oct. 31 Avenue, Florence Cedar Park Randalls Round Rock Schwertner Community Center, Thursday, Oct. 25 1400 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Brushy Creek Community Cnter 14774 FM 1105, Schwertner Jarrell Memorial Park Community Park 16318 Great Oaks Drive, Thursday, Nov. 1 Center, 1651 CR 305, Jarrell Cowan Creek Amenity Center Round Rock St. John’s Lutheran Church, 409 S 1433 Cool Spring Way, Georgetown Friday, Oct. 26 Main St, Thrall J.B. and Hallie Jester Annex Williamson County Liberty Hill Georgetown ISD Administration Friday, Nov. 2 1801 East Old Settlers Boulevard, Annex, 3407 Ranch Road 1869, Building Austin Fire Dept. Round Rock Liberty Hill 603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown Taylor City Hall Station 34 10041 Lake Creek 400 Porter Street, Taylor Pkwy, Austin U. S. Senator Beto O’Rouke Vote U. S. Representa�ve—Dist. 31 SEND all the Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar BETO O’ROURKE way State Senator—Dist.5 Meg Walsh down AND MJ HEGAR State Representa�ve—Dist. 52 the James Talarico TO WASHINGTON �cket County Judge Blane Conklin MJ Hegar for US Congress County Clerk Beto O’Rourke for US Senate Jessica Tiedt Early Vo�ng: October 22 through November 2 County Treasurer Williamson County Democratic Party Omar Kadir Elec�on Day: Tuesday, November 6 512-864-9900 County Commissioner—Pct. 4 Votación anticipada: 22 de octubre al 2 de noviembre VoteWilCo.com Carlos Salinas Kim Gilby—Chair Jus�ce of the Peace—Pct. 4 Día de las elecciones: martes 6 de noviembre Stacy Hackenberg Pol. Adv. Paid for by the Williamson County Democra�c Party and not Authorized by any candidate or candidate commi�ee. TAYLOR PRESS ELECTION GUIDE PAGE 3 November Joint General and Special Elections of Williamson County, TX BALLOT | NOVEMBER 6TH, 2018 FEDERAL Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Pl. 5 United States Senator Jimmy Blacklock – Republican Party David Puryear – Republican Party Ted Cruz – Republican Party Steven Kirkland – Democratic Party Thomas J. Baker – Democratic Party Beto O’Rourke – Democratic Party Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 Neal M. Dikeman – Libertarian Party John Devine – Republican Party Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Pl. 6 Michael “Mike” Toth – Republican Party United States Representative, District 31 R.K. Sandill – Democratic Party Gisela D. Triana – Democratic Party John Carter – Republican Party Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 Certified Write-In — Kerry O’Brien Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar – Democratic Party Jeff Brown – Republican Party Jason Hope – Libertarian Party Kathy Cheng – Democratic Party District Judge, 277th Judicial District STATE Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Stacy Mathews – Republican Party Governor Sharon Keller – Republican Party Greg Abbott – Republican Party Maria T. (Terri) Jackson – Democratic Party District Judge, 368th Judicial District Rick Kennon – Republican Party Lupe Valdez – Democratic Party William Bryan Strange III – Libertarian Party Mark Jay Tippetts – Libertarian Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 WILLIAMSON COUNTY Lieutenant Governor Barbara Parker Hervey – Republican Party County Judge Dan Patrick – Republican Party Ramona Franklin – Democratic Party Bill Gravell – Republican Party Mike Collier – Democratic Party Blane Conklin – Democratic Party Kerry Douglas McKennon – Libertarian Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 William (Bill) Kelberlau – Independent Michelle Slaughter – Republican Party Attorney General Mark Ash – Libertarian Party Judge, County Court-at-Law No.1 Ken Paxton – Republican Party Brandy Hallford – Republican Party Justin Nelson – Democratic Party State Senator, District 5 Don Morehart – Democratic Party Michael Ray Harris – Libertarian Party Charles Schwertner – Republican Party Meg Walsh – Democratic Party County Clerk Comptroller of Public Accounts Amy Lyons – Libertarian Party Nancy E. Rister – Republican Party Glenn Hagar – Republican Party Jessica Tiedt – Democratic Party Joi Chevalier – Democratic Party State Representative District 52 Ben Sanders – Libertarian Party Cynthia Flores – Republican Party County Treasurer James Talarico – Democratic Party Scott Heselmeyer – Republican Party Commissioner of the General Land Office Omar Kadir – Democratic Party George P. Bush – Republican Party State Representative District 136 Miguel Suazo – Democratic Party Tony Dale – Republican Party County Commissioner Pct.4 Matt Pina – Libertarian Party John H Bucy III – Democratic Party Russ Boles – Republican Party Zack Parks – Libertarian Party Carlos Salinas – Democratic Party Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller – Republican Party Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Pl. 2 Justice of the Peace Pct.4 Kim Olsen – Democratic Party Cindy Olson Bourland – Republican Party Judy Schier Hobbs – Republican Party Richard Carpenter – Libertarian Party Edward Smith – Democratic Party Stacy Hackenberg – Democratic Party Railroad Commissioner Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Pl. 3 More ballot measures on the next page Christi Craddick – Republican Party Scott Field – Republican Party Roman McAllen – Democratic Party Chari Kelly – Democratic Party Mike Wright – Libertarian Party PAGE 4 ELECTION GUIDE TAYLOR PRESS EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY, OCT. 22 AND ENDS FRIDAY, NOV. 2 What form of ID do I need to bring? ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOV. 6 Voting in Texas requires a valid photo ID. Polling plac- es accept seven types of photo ID: ATTENTION STRAIGHT-TICKET VOTERS • A state driver’s license issued by the Texas Depart- If you vote a “straight ticket,” then walk out of the voting booth, you will not have cast a ment of Public Safety (DPS) vote for any of the down-ballot special elections. Granger, Bartlett and Hutto, along with • A Texas election identification certificate (issued by everyone who lives in the Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District, the Texas Department of Public Safety) all have tax or initiative measures on the ballot. • A Texas personal identification card (issued by DPS) • A Texas license to carry a handgun (issued by DPS) • A U.S. military ID card that includes a personal SPECIAL ELECTIONS and communication facilities. photo State Representative District 52 Proposition C - The issuance of • A U.S. citizenship certificate that includes a person- Unexpired Term $50,000,000 tax bonds for parks and rec- al photo Cynthia Flores – Republican Party reational facilities and other improvements • A U.S. passport James Talarico – Democratic Party at or integrated into parks and recreational facilities. What if I don’t have a valid photo ID? Granger ISD Special Election - Proposi- Voters who do not have any of those documents and tion A - Approving the ad valorem tax rate Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and cannot “reasonably obtain” them can still cast a vote of $1.17 per $100 valuation in Granger Improvement District if they sign a form in which they swear that they have Independent School District for the current Special Election - Proposition A - Mainte- a “reasonable impediment” from obtaining appro- year, a rate that is $0.065 higher per $100 nance Tax - The adoption of an operation priate identification. Those voters will also have to valuation than the school district rollback and maintenance tax within the Lower present one of the following types of ID: tax rate, for the purpose of generating Brushy Creek Water Control and Improve- • A valid voter registration certificate $215,000 additional revenue. (If the total ment District at the maximum rate of two • A certified birth certificate tax rate of $1.17 is approved by the voters, cents per $100.00 valuation ($0.02) of • A copy or original of a current utility bill, bank state- the District will levy a total tax rate for the taxable property with the proceeds thereof ment, government check, paycheck or other docu- 2018 tax year of $1.105.) to be used for operation and maintenance ment that shows the voter’s name and address (any purposes, and for providing works of im- government document that contains a voter’s photo City of Bartlett provement for flood prevention, including must be an original). Sale of Electric Utility - Proposition A - The planning, constructing, acquiring, main- sale by the City of Bartlett of the City’s taining, repairing, and operating the works Can I wear my “Talarico for Texas House” or municipally-owned electric utility. and projects of the district. “Flores for Texas House” shirt to the polls? No. Doing so constitutes electioneering, which is City of Hutto UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES illegal in Texas. Voters who are caught wearing cam- Tax Bond Election DECLARED ELECTED paign gear to the polls may get asked to turn their Proposition A - The issuance of Judge, County Court-at-Law No. 2 shirts inside out or to put on a jacket. Refusal to do so $70,000,000 tax bonds for street im- Laura Barker (Republican) could result in being turned away from the polls.