By Karen Gleason
The 830 Times
Early voting in person begins Tuesday for the Democratic Party Primary Election and the Republican Party Primary Election.
Val Verde County voters from all precincts can vote early by personal appearance at the old county court-at-law courtroom, 207B Losoya St., on courthouse square downtown.
Voters should bring their current voter registration card or Texas driver license when they come to vote.
Early voting Tuesday will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early voting will continue this week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Early voting will also be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Early voting will continue from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, through Friday, March 1.
People who choose not to vote early by personal appearance or who are unable to do so may still vote on Election Day, Tuesday, March 5.
Two races will likely be decided in the primary elections: the Precinct 3 county commissioner race and the Precinct 3 constable race.
Only Republican candidates filed for those two positions, so the candidate who wins the Republican Party nomination for each office will be unopposed in the November General Election and likely be the de facto winner of the seat.
There are four candidates seeking the Republican Party nomination for the Precinct 3 county commissioner seat: Miguel Zuniga, Eddie Amezcua Jr., Raul J. Alatorre and Fernando Garcia.
There are two candidates seeking the Precinct 3 constable seat: Donnie Fernandez and Michael Wancho.
In the Democratic Party Primary Election, Val Verde County Democrats will pick a nominee for the Precinct 1 county commissioner seat from among seven candidates: Sergio Rodriguez, Carlos “Charlie” Robles, Enrique R. Treviño, Sergio Diaz, Bruno Lozano, David Allen Medina and Kerr Wardlaw.
The winner of the Democratic Party nomination will face the Republican Party candidate for the County Commissioner Pct. 1 seat, Alfinio “Al” Flores, in the November General Election.
Another contested race on the Democratic Party Primary Election ballot is the race for the Democratic Party nomination for county tax assessor collector, between Maite R. Rivera and the incumbent, Elodia “Loly” Garcia.
The winner of that contest will face the Republican Party candidate for the office, Maricar Ortega Chattler, in the November General Election.
Two other races will be decided in the November General Election, those for county sheriff and county attorney.
In those races, incumbent Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez will likely be the Democratic Party nominee, and he will face the Republican Party challenger, Rogelio “Roger” Hernandez, and incumbent County Attorney David E. Martinez, the likely Democratic Party nominee, will face the Republican Party challenger, Jacques De La Mota, in November.
