Early Voting underway for Nov. 6 General Election

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Early Voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 6 General Election will begin Monday, Oct. 22 and continue through Friday, Nov. 2.

All Early Voting will take place in the old Canton City Hall building in downtown Canton and the Early Voting hours will be as follows, according to the Van Zandt County Clerk’s office:

Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Oct. 26: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 28: 7 a.m. to noon.

Monday, Oct. 29 through Friday, Nov. 2: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Among the races on the ballot will be the United States House of Representatives, District 5, seat that has been held by Republican Jeb Hensarling for the past 16 years but Hensarling chose not to seek re-election.

Republican Lance Gooden will face Democrat Dan Wood in the race to fill Hensarling’s District 5 seat in the U. S. House of Representatives.

Texas House of Representatives, District 2, will feature incumbent Republican Dan Flynn against Democrat Bill Brannon.

Texas State Senate, District 2, will have incumbent Republican Bob Hall taking on Democrat Kenneth Scudder.

Other state races on the ballot include the race for United States Senator between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz facing Democrat Beto O’Rourke and Libertarian Neal M. Dikeman: Texas Governor, Incumbent Republican Greg Abbott against Democrat Lupe Valdez and Libertarian Mark Jay Tippets; Texas Lieutenant Governor, Incumbent Republican Dan Patrick against Democrat Mike Collier and Libertarian Kerry Douglas McKennon; Texas Attorney General, Incumbent Republican Ken Paxton against Democrat Justin Nelson and Libertarian Michael Ray Harris; and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Incumbent Republican Glenn Hegar against Democrat Joi Chevalier and Libertarian Ben Sanders.

There will be races on the ballot also for Commissioner of the General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, Railroad Commissioner; Texas Supreme Court, Places 2, 4 and 6; and Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Places 7 and 8.

To be eligible to vote, a person must be at least 18 years old by Election Day, a resident of Texas and a United States citizen.

Persons are not eligible to vote in Texas if they are on parole for a felony conviction or convicted of a felony or have been legally declared mentally incompetent by a court of law.

If a person has been previously convicted of a felony crime, they may vote in Texas if their voting rights have been restored.

For more information, contact the VZC Clerk’s office at 903-567-7555, ext. 2.