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GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS VOTERS GUIDE NON-PARTISAN... REALLY! DALLAS COUNTY EDITION INFORMATION ON VOTING REFERENDUMS BY MAIL CANDIDATE RESPONSES EARLY VOTING ON THE ISSUES THAT TIMES & LOCATIONS AFFECT YOU WHERE TO VOTE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT ON ELECTION DAY VOTE411.ORG pg. 2 County Elections Voters Guide for Dallas County Voters League of Women Voters of Dallas Helpful Information Websites Telephone Numbers Dallas County Elections Department DallasCountyVotes.org Dallas County Elections Department (214) 819-6300 Texas Secretary of State VoteTexas.gov Texas Secretary of State - Elections Division (800) 252-8683 League of Women Voters of Dallas LWVDallas.org League of Women Voters of Dallas (214) 688-4125 Dallas County Democratic Party DallasDemocrats.org League of Women Voters of Texas (512) 472-1100 Dallas County Libertarian Party LPDallas.org League of Women Voters of Irving (972) 251-3161 Dallas County Republican Party DallasGOP.org League of Women Voters of Richardson (972) 470-0584 About the Voters Guide Write-In Candidates The Voters Guide is funded and published by the League of Women Voters of Voters may write-in and vote for declared and approved write-in candidates. Dallas. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization whose mis- Declared and approved candidates for this election were sent questionnaires sion is to promote political responsibility through the informed participation of for the Voters Guide and their responses will appear in this guide, but their all citizens in their government. The League of Women Voters does not support names will not be listed on the ballot. or oppose any candidate or political party. Early Voting in Person Times Texas law allows you to carry this Voters Guide inside the voting booth. Any registered voter may vote early during these times: The Voters Guide lists almost all candidates who will appear on the ballot in Dallas County. Candidate replies are not edited or verified for accuracy. Can- Monday October 22 through Friday October 26 7 AM - 7 PM didate information and responses for statewide and regional candidates was Saturday October 27 7 AM - 7 PM provided by the League of Women Voters of Texas. Other information was Sunday October 28 1 PM - 6 PM provided by the League of Women Voters of Dallas unless otherwise noted. Monday October 29 through Friday November 2 7 AM - 7 PM Voters Guide: Vote411 Early Voting in Person Locations An electronic version of the Voters Guide can be viewed at Vote411.org. In it Voters registered in Dallas County may vote in person at any of these locations you can view information on the candidates who will appear on your personal during the early voting period. ballot side by side, by contest. The same candidate responses that appear in the printed Voters Guide also appear in Vote411. Note that you may not use your cell phone or any other electronic device while at your polling location to look up candidate information or for any other reason. Early Voting Location Address City/Zip Eligibility for Voting Balch Springs Civic Center 12400 Elam Rd Balch Springs 75180 You must be a citizen of the United States, registered to vote in the county of Bethany Lutheran Church 10101 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas 75238 your residence 30 days prior to election day, and must be at least 18 years old on election day. You cannot vote if you have been declared by a court exercis- Carrollton FB ISD Admin Bldg 1445 N Perry Rd Carrollton 75006 ing probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially men- tally incapacitated without the right to vote or are a convicted felon who has Cedar Hill Government Center 285 Uptown Blvd Cedar Hill 75104 not completed your sentence, probation and/or parole. Coppell Town Center 255 E Parkway Blvd Coppell 75019 Photo ID Requirement Crosswinds High School 1100 N Carrier Pkwy Grand Prairie 75050 Dallas ISD Administration Bldg 9400 Central Expwy Dallas 75231 People voting in person must present a form of photo ID or alternative ap- proved by the state or else may only vote provisionally. For more informa- Disciple Central Community Church 901 N Polk St DeSoto 75115 tion and exceptions see the Dallas County Elections Department website (www.DallasCountyVotes.org) or call the Dallas County Elections Department Duncanville Library 201 James Collins Blvd Duncanville 75116 (214.819.6300). Eastfield College Pleasant Grove Campus 802 S Buckner Dallas 75217 Straight Party Voting El Centro College-West Campus 3330 N Hampton Rd Dallas 75212 Farmers Branch City Hall 13000 William Dodson Pky Farmers Branch 75234 In November 2018, a Straight Party vote for a party automatically casts votes for all candidates in that party in all contests where the party is fielding a can- Florence Recreation Center 2501 Whitson Way Mesquite 75150 didate and the voter is eligible to cast a vote. This option will not be allowed in future years. Note that votes for non-partisan ballot items like propositions, Fretz Park Library 6990 Belt Line Road Dallas 75254 referendums, bond elections, charter amendment elections, and local special George L Allen Sr Courts Bldg 600 Commerce St Dallas 75202 elections must be cast separately. Glenn Heights City Hall 1938 S Hampton Rd Glenn Heights 75154 Grauwyler Park Recreation Center 7780 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas 75235 Harry Stone Recreation Center 2403 Millmar Dr Dallas 75258 © 2018 League of Women Voters of Dallas pg. 3 Highland Hills Library 6200 Bonnie View Rd Dallas 75241 older, you may use a single application to request ballots by mail for all county elections in the calendar year. To do so, simply mark “Annual Application” on Irving City Hall 825 W Irving Blvd Irving 75060 your application for a ballot by mail when selecting the election for which you are applying. J Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young St Dallas 75201 Josey Ranch Library 1700 Keller Springs Carrollton 75006 For details on writing your own application for a ballot by mail, see DallaCoutyVotes.Org or call 214-819-6300. Kiest Recreation Center 3081 S Hampton Rd Dallas 75224 Lakeside Activity Center 101 Holley Park Dr Mesquite 75149 You can get a formal application for a ballot by mail from: Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library 1600 Veterans Memorial Pkwy Lancaster 75134 Toni Pippins-Poole – Early Voting Clerk Dallas County Elections Lochwood Library 11221 Lochwood Blvd Dallas 75218 2377 N. Stemmons Frwy., Suite 820 Marsh Lane Baptist Church 10716 Marsh Lane Dallas 75229 Dallas, Texas 75207 214-819-6300 Martin Luther King Jr Core Bldg 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd Dallas 75215 Martin Weiss Recreation Center 1111 Martindell Ave Dallas 75211 Or go to the Elections Department Website www.DallasCountyVotes.org. Mountain Creek Library 6102 Mountain Creek Pkwy Dallas 75249 The completed application must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by Dallas County Elections Department by October 26, 2018. Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church 6000 S Hampton Rd Dallas 75232 Oak Cliff Sub-Courthouse 410 S Beckley Ave Dallas 75203 Once you have received and marked your ballot it can be returned. It must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) by Dallas County Elections by 7 p.m. on election Our Redeemer Lutheran Church DALLAS 7611 Park Lane Dallas 75225 day (or by the 5th day after election day if it is mailed from outside the United Our Redeemer Lutheran Church GP 4729 S Carrier Pkwy Grand Prairie 75052 States). Paul L Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Library 2008 East Kiest Blvd Dallas 75216 For more information on early voting by mail, call Dallas County at (214) 819- 6300, or email [email protected] or write to Dallas County Richardson Civic Center 411 W Arapaho Road Richardson 75080 Elections at the above address. Richland College-Garland Campus 675 W Walnut St Garland 75040 Special provision for active-duty military or living overseas Richland College – Main (G BLDG) 12800 Abrams Rd Dallas 75243 Rowlett City Hall Annex 4004 Main St Rowlett 75088 If you or family members are active-duty military or living overseas, you are welcome to use the regular vote by mail process through your home county, Sachse City Hall 3815 Sachse Road Sachse 75048 but you can also take advantage of special provisions available to you through the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA). Information about FPCA and the Samuell Grand Recreation Center 6200 East Grand Ave Dallas 75223 required application form can be found on-line at votetexas.gov/military- Seagoville City Hall 702 N Highway 175 Seagoville 75159 overseas-voters. The FPCA application must be filled out and received by the County as soon as possible but no later than the 11th day before election day. Skyline Branch Library 6006 Everglade Rd Dallas 75227 South Garland Branch Library 4845 Broadway Blvd Garland 75043 Election Day Voting University Park United Methodist Church 4024 Caruth Blvd Dallas 75225 On election day, you must vote in your precinct of residence. Your precinct Valley Ranch Library 401 Cimarron Trail Irving 75063 number is shown on your voter registration card. You can find your election West Irving Library 4444 W Rochelle Rd Irving 75062 day precinct polling place at www.dallascountyvotes.org/voter-information/ voter-lookup. Alternatively you can call the Dallas County Elections Depart- ment at (214)819-6300. Early Voting Dates and Times for Temporary Branch Locations Monday October 29 through Wednesday October 31 7 AM – 7 PM Design and Production by www.mirgedigital.com Brookhaven College, “H” Bldg 3939 Valley View Ln Farmers Branch 75244 Eastfield College Main Campus