Wood County voters turned out in large numbers on Monday, Oct. 19, the first day of early voting for the Nov. 3 election, according to Elections Administrator Laura Wise. Lines stretched to the street before the polls opened at 8 a.m. A total of 1,659 people voted that day, and 565 had voted by press time on Tuesday.
The Nov. 3 election includes federal, state and county races, local propositions and school board elections. Early voting runs through Friday, Oct. 30, at the Carroll Green Civic Center, 602 McAllister St. in Quitman. Election Day voting is Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters must cast ballots at their assigned precinct location.
Quitman voters will decide whether to adopt the city manager form of government under City of Quitman Proposition A. Hawkins Independent School District voters will consider a property tax ratification measure. The ballot describes it as a tax increase, while its accompanying financial statement reports a 3.21% decrease in maintenance and operations tax revenue from the previous year. Propositions appear only on ballots for voters in the affected jurisdictions.