Today is the last day for Smith County voters to cast a ballot early in the Nov. 3 election. Election Day is Tuesday. The Smith County Elections Office encourages early voting to avoid long lines on Election Day.
Through Wednesday, 56,286 ballots had been cast during early voting, which began Oct. 19. That total includes 4,881 in-person votes cast on Wednesday and 2,571 mail-in ballots received. The county has 167,273 registered voters. In the November 2022 midterm, 76,507 ballots were cast, with 49,035 of them cast during early voting, and turnout was 49%.
Five early voting locations are open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. They are The Heritage Building in Tyler, The Hub in Tyler, Kinzie Community Center in Lindale, Noonday Community Center in Tyler, and Whitehouse City Center in Whitehouse. On Election Day, 35 voting centers across the county will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. More information is available at www.smith-county.com.