Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the July 14 primary runoffs in Texas.
Milam County does have one more choice to make, left over from the March 3 Republican Primary, way back in the “Pre-COVID Era.”
Incumbent Pct. 3 Commissioner Richard “Opey” Watkins is challenged by Henry “Hub” Hubnik.
Hubnik almost won the March 3 race outright, polling 48.9-percent of the vote, just 1.1 percent short of the magic 50-percent.
EXTENDED—There are extended early voting hours the final two days, Friday and Monday at the Milam County Elections Department, 107 West Main, in downtown Cameron.
Those hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday.
CONGRESS—There are a number of statewide and district-wide contests to be decided in the runoffs.
Milam voters will help decide the general election candidates in both parties for District 17 U. S. Repre-sentative.
Pete Sessions and Renee Swann are vying on the Republican ballot while the Democratic candidates are David Anthony Jaramillo and Rick Kennedy.
The winners will face off in November to replace Republican Bill Flores, who is retiring.
STATEWIDE—There are a couple of statewide runoffs, both in the Democratic ballot.
Mary “M.J.” Hegar and Rick Kennedy are vying for the chance to oppose Republican U. S. Sen. John Cornyn in November.
Democratic candidates for Railroad Commissioner are Roberto “Beto” Alonzo and Chrysta Castañeda.
MAIL-IN—There’s been a lot of confusion, and legal action, over whether Texas will allow mail-in ballots for quarantining Texans during this first COVID-19-Era election.
As it stands one month out, the July 14 runoff balloting will still be held under the state’s current rules, allowing mail-in ballots under specific circumstances.
As of this week, those circumstances are:
• 65 and over.
• Disability or illness.
• Confined in jail.
• Persons who will not be in the county in which they are registered to vote on election day or any of the early voting period, June 29-July 10.
That’s double the usual amount of time for early voting. It was changed because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In the middle of that period is the Fourth of July holiday.
For more information, contact the Milam County Elections Division, 254-697-7049.
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