HILL COUNTRY NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2018 Page 2 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 FIGHTING FOR OUR AMERICAN HEROES STRENGTHENING THE SOUTHERN BORDER • Fought for and passed the largest pay raise for • Fought the Obama Administration to prevent the American troops in eight years housing of illegal aliens on U.S. military bases • Battled the Obama Administration to ensure victims of • Provided funding to hire 500 more Border Patrol agents Ft. Hood terrorist attack received Purple Hearts along the U.S.-Mexico border • Worked tirelessly to secure $145 million for Fort Hood • The only representative that has fought and won barracks renovations to ensure Soldiers have proper funding for a border wall housing ++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++ PROTECTING OUR VETERANS KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE •3DVVHGWKH32/Ζ&($FWWRJLYHȴUVWUHVSRQGHUVactive • Forced federal bureaucrats to provide life-saving shooter emergency training transplant operations for veterans • Secured $5.4 million for law enforcement training • Demanded the FBI investigate the Veterans facilities to save lives Administration, leading to reforms at the Temple VA. • Defends Americans’ right to bear arms and passed Representative Carter’s actions reduced wait times by legislation to allow licensed carry permit holders to be more than 70% and cut the backlog of pending cases able to carry anywhere in the United States by 90% EARLY VOTING: FEB. 20 - MARCH 2 ELECTION DAY: MARCH 6 www.johncarterforcongress.com @judgejohncarter | FB: JudgeJohnCarter Photo Credit: PhotoStock10 / Shutterstock.com Paid for by John Carter for Congress Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 3 Page 4 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 INDEX VOTING IN THE TEXAS PRIMARIES 5 Sample Ballots Voting is your right as an American and as a Texan, and it is not diffi cult. Party precinct conventions are the fi rst step in the process that adopts First, you need to be a registered voter. The registration deadline was the state party platform; certifi es the party’s nominees for state offi ce Feb. 5 in order to vote in the upcoming March 6 primary election. If you have in general elections; selects delegates to the party’s county or senatorial 7 Texas House of Representatives, District 136 not already registered you may still do so in order to vote in the general district, and the state and national conventions; nominates presidential election on Nov. 6. You can pick up a voter registration application at your electors; elects national party committee members; and writes the national 7 library, any government offi ce, or download one from the website: https:// party platform. Texas House of Representatives, District 47 www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/550-2.html On election day, eligible Travis County and Williamson County voters may Mail-in locations for other counties, as well as many answers to questions vote at any voting location. You may bring this Voters Guide into the voting 9 State Senate, District 5 about voting procedures, are listed on the VOTETEXAS.GOV website. booth. On election day the polls are open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for you to cast your ballot. Unless you are a voter with a permanent exemption The following is a list of acceptable photo IDs at the polling place: 12 U.S. House of Representatives, District 31 on your voter registration certifi cate, show your approved form of photo • Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public identifi cation to the election offi cial. Safety (DPS) 15 When you vote in a political party’s primary, you become affi liated • Texas Election Identifi cation Certifi cate issued by DPS U.S. House of Representatives, District 25 with that party for the next two years. At the time you vote, your voting • Texas Personal Identifi cation Card issued by DPS certifi cate will be stamped with the name of the party in whose primary • Texas Handgun License issued by DPS 16 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10 you vote. You may vote in only one party’s primary. If there is a runoff , • United States Military Identifi cation Card containing the you may vote only in the same party’s runoff election. (Note that in the person’s photograph General Election in November, voters may vote for any candidate they wish, • United States Citizenship Certifi cate containing the person’s 18 Williamson County Commissioner, Pct. 2 regardless of whether they voted in a party primary or runoff or participated photograph in a party convention. All candidates from all parties are on the same ballot.) • United States Passport (book or card) 19 Only party members can participate in the precinct, county, senatorial Williamson County Judge district, and state conventions of a particular party. With the exception of the U.S. Citizenship Certifi cate, which does not Proof of party affi liation (your stamped voting certifi cate) is needed expire, for voters aged 18-69, the acceptable form of photo identifi cation 20 State Races for admission to a party’s convention. Parties other than those whose may be expired no more than four years before being presented for voter candidates are listed in this Voters Guide are not holding primary elections; qualifi cation at the polling place. For voters aged 70 or older, the acceptable instead, their candidates are nominated and selected in their precinct, form of photo identifi cation may be expired for any length of time if the 21 State Races (cont.), Judge, County Races county, and state conventions. identifi cation is otherwise valid. DISTRICT MAPS 20 25 31 5 136 52 14 10 47 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TEXAS HOUSE TEXAS SENATE A supplement to the HILL COUNTRY NEWS Scott W. Coleman, Publisher Nick Brothers, Managing Editor John Greeley, Contributing Writer Harrison Funk, Contributing Writer Donald Grabowski, Graphics/Design Roger Munford, Advertising Sales Jennifer DeBakey, Billing/Collections 715 Discovery Blvd, Suite 304 Cedar Park, Texas 78613 (512) 259-4449 www.hillcountrynews.com Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 5 SAMPLE BALLOTS (TRAVIS COUNTY) TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY LIST OF CANDIDATES TRAVIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY LIST OF CANDIDATES March 6, 2018 Joint Primary Election March 6, 2018 Joint Primary Election If you do not know your election precinct, call Voter Registration at 512-854-9473. For candidate information, call the Travis County Democratic Party Office at 512-477-7500. For If you do not know your election precinct, call Voter Registration at 512-854-9473. For candidate information call the Travis County Republican Party Office at 512- other election information, call the Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division at 512-238-VOTE (8683). 302-1776. For other election information, call the Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division at 512-238-VOTE (8683). Primary Ballot Pledge - “I am a Democrat and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party’s primary election or convention during this voting year.” Primary Ballot Pledge -“I am a Republican and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party’s primary election or convention during this voting year.” LA LISTA DE CANDIDATOS DEL PARTIDO DEMOCRATICO DEL CONDADO DE TRAVIS LA LISTA DE CANDIDATOS DEL PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DEL CONDADO DE TRAVIS Elección Primaria Conjunta 6 de marzo, 2018 Si usted no sabe su precinto de elección, llame al Registrador de Votantes 512-854-9473. Para información sobre candidatos, llame a la Oficina Partido Democratico del Condado Elección Primaria Conjunta 6 de marzo, 2018 de Travis 512-477-7500. Para otra información sobre la elección, llame a la Division de Elecciones de la Oficina del Secretario del Condado de Travis 512-238-VOTE (8683). Si usted no sabe su precinto de elección, llame al Registrador de Votantes 512-854-9473. Para información sobre candidatos, llame a la Oficina Partido Republi- Promesa sobre la boleta en la elección primaria -“Yo soy Demócrata y comprendo que no soy elegible para votar o participar en la elección primaria o la convención de algún otro cano del Condado de Travis 512-302-1776. Para otra información sobre la elección, llame a la Division de Elecciones de la Oficina del Secretario del Condado de partido político durante este año electoral.” Travis 512-238-VOTE (8683). United States Senator Commissioner of the General Land Office-DEM District 48, State Representative-DEM District Judge, 419th Judicial District-DEM Promesa sobre la boleta en la elección primaria - “Yo soy Republicano y comprendo que no soy elegible para votar o participar en la elección primaria o la convención de algún otro Senador de los Estados Unidos-DEM Comisionado de la Oficina General de Tierras-DEM Distrito Núm. 48, Representante Estatal-DEM Distrito Judicial Núm. 419, Juez del Distrito-DEM partido político durante este año electoral.” All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Precincts / Precintos: 210, 212, 213, 220, 221, 231, 237, 238, All precincts / Todos los precintos 246, 247, 249, 251, 253, 256, 262, 266, 301, 307, 309, 317, Edward Kimbrough Miguel Suazo 337, 339, 343, 344, 347, 350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, 358, Catherine A. Mauzy United States Senator-REP Governor-REP Place 7, Judge, Court of Place 3, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Beto O’Rourke Tex Morgan 362, 363, 364, 366, 408, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 418, Senador de los Estados Unidos-REP Gobernador-REP Criminal Appeals-REP District-REP 419, 435, 447, 451, 458, 463 Sema Hernandez District Judge, 459th Judicial District-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Lugar Núm. 7, Juez, Corte de Lugar Núm. 3, Juez, Corte de Distrito Judicial Núm. 459, Juez del Distrito-DEM Commissioner of Agriculture-DEM Donna Howard Apelaciones Criminales-REP Apelaciones, Distrito Núm.