Early voting began this week

PRESIDIO COUNTY — Early voting kicked off in Presidio County on Tuesday, with polling locations in Marfa and Presidio city.

Early voting runs from this week through Friday, February 28. The main primary election is then on “Super Tuesday,” March 3. The locations are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.. Residents can make sure they’re on the voter rolls by contacting the Presidio County tax assessor/collector’s office at 432-729-4081.

In Marfa, residents can vote early in the rear of the Historic USO Building, which now also serves as the Marfa Visitor Center. In Presidio city, people can vote early at the Presidio county annex complex, which is right next to the Presidio county annex building on O’Reilly Street in the center of town. Locals might also know it as the old ambulance building.

A voter card is not required to vote in the primaries, though voting officials ask that residents please bring a driver’s license or other proof of identification.

For the convenience of voters, we’ve uploaded copies of sample ballots for both the Democratic and Republican primaries to our website. Those are available at: https://bigbendsentinel.com/2020/02/19/sample-ballots/