Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 20 for the upcoming primary elections. Voting will take place at the Stephens County Courthouse.
The first week of early voting will begin Tuesday, as Monday, Feb. 19 is President’s Day, a federal holiday. Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Feb. 23.
Weekend hours for early voting will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 and 1-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25.
The final week of early voting will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 26-March 1.
Election day is Tuesday, March 5. Voting will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Democratic ballot has no local races involved.
The Republican ballot will have two state races with seats representing Stephens County with elections.
District 60 State Representative Glen Rogers is set for a race against Mike Olcott. The pair met previously in the 2022 Republican primary for the seat with Rogers winning in a run-off election.
District 60 covers all of Palo Pinto, Parker and Stephens counties.
Incumbent Phil King, of Weatherford, the state senator representing District 10 will run unopposed.
Several local candidates will appear on the ballot as incumbents who are running unopposed.
The 90th Judicial District Judge Phillip Gregory is running unopposed.
The 90th Judicial District Attorney Dee Peavy will also run unopposed.
Stephens County Sheriff Kevin Roach is running unopposed.
Stephens County Commissioner David Fambro is running unopposed for Precinct 1.
Stephens County Constable Wayne McMullen is running unopposed.
Stephens County Precinct 3 Commissioner William H. Warren is running unopposed.
Kelsey Cornwall, who was recently appointed for the unexpired term of county treasurer, is running unopposed.
Also on the Republican primary ballot are 13 ballot propositions. These all have individual yes/no selections.
Proposition 1
Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
Proposition 2
Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
Proposition 3
The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
Proposition 4
The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
Proposition 5
Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
Proposition 6
The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
Proposition 7
The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
Proposition 8
The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
Proposition 9
The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.
Proposition 10
The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
Proposition 11
Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Proposition 12
The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
Proposition 13
Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, government, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
