Primary election early voting to begin Feb. 20

The primary election is right around the corner. Election Day is on March 5, and early voting runs from Feb. 20 to March 1. This election will include the federal, state and local positions on both ballots and propositions on the Republican Primary ballot alone.

Early voting locations in San Marcos are Christus Trinity Clinic at 401 Broadway Street #A, the new Hays County Elections Office at 120 Stagecoach Trail and the LBJ Student Center at Texas State University at 301 Student Center Drive. Voting on March 5 will be at those locations as well as Brookdale San Marcos North at 1720 Old Ranch Road 12, Calvary Baptist Church at 1906 N. Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos at 211 Lee Street, Dunbar Center at 801 W. Martin Luther King Dr., First Baptist Church San Marcos at 325 W. McCarty Lane, La Cima Amenity Center at 301 A Central Park Loop, Promiseland Church at 1650 Lime Kiln Road, San Marcos Fire Department Station #5 at 100 Carlson Circle, San Marcos Housing Authority at 820 Sturgeon Drive, San Marcos Public Library at 625 E. Hopkins Street, Sinai Pentecostal Church at 208 Laredo Street and South Hays Fire Department at 8301 Ranch Road 12.

Specifically for Hays County on the Democratic ballot, District Judge of the 453rd Judicial District has Sherri K Tibbe on the ballot uncontested by either party. District Judge of the 483rd Judicial District has Alicia Key, Joseph Aragon and Sarah Brandon on the Democratic ballot. On the Republican ballot for District Judge for the 483rd Judicial District has Tanner Neidhardt uncontested. Elaine Brown is running uncontested on the Democratic ballot for County Court-at-Law #3. On the Republican ballot, for County Court-at-Law #3 has Robert Updegrove uncontested. Hays County Sheriff has Alex Villalobos and Daniel Law are on the Democratic ballot while Anthony Hipolito is uncontested on the Republican ballot. Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector has Cynthia Millonzi, Jessica Sanchez, Vianna Garza and Jennifer Escobar on the Democratic ballot and no Republican candidates. Hays County Commissioner Pct. 1 has the incumbent commissioner Debbie Gonzales-Ingalsbe as well as Alyssa Ramirez on the Democratic ballot and no Republican candidates. Hays County Commissioner Pct. 3 has Rebecca Minnick uncontested on the Democratic ballot. For Commissioner Pct. 3, Teresa Shell and Morgan Hammer are on the Republican ballot. Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 Place 1 has Nicholas Costilla and Jo Anne Prado on the Democratic ballot with no Republican candidates. Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 Place 2 has Amanda Calvert, J.R. Mendoza, Janie Flores, Paul Hill and Andrea Villescaz on the Democratic ballot with no Republican candidates. Constable Pct. 1 has David Lois Peterson and Lorenzo Gonzales on the Democratic ballot with no Republican candidates. Constable Pct. 2 has Michael Torres uncontested on the Democratic ballot. with David Saenz Sr. uncontested on the Republican ballot. For Constable Pct. 3 Don Montague is on the ballot uncontested by candidates from either party. For Constable Pct. 4, Dave Graham and Ben Gieselman are on the Republican ballot, and there are no Democratic candidates. For Constable Pct. 5, John Ellen is on the Republican ballot uncontested by candidates from either party. Hays County Democratic Party Chair has John Hatch uncontested. For Hays County Republican Party Chair, Michelle Lopez is uncontested on the ballot. For the democratic ballot, Pct. Chair #204 has Chelsea Flores and Lee Martin listed. For the Republican ballot, for Pct. Chair #228, Mike Zananiri and James Krizan listed. For Pct. Chair #332, Laura Nunn and Ana Rodriguez are on the Republican ballot. For Pct. Chair #3377, Debbie Adams and Ken Roberts are on the Republican ballot. For Pct. Chair #338, Nancye Britner and Mary Mitchell are on the Republican ballot. For Pct. Chair #449, Jane Philips and Phyllis Dindio are on the Republican ballot.

For state races, State Senator District 25 Merrie Fox is running uncontested on the Democratic ballot. State Representative of District 25 has Donna Campbell on the Republican ballot uncontested. For state representative District 45, Chevo Pastrano and Erin Zweiner are on the Democratic ballot. State Representative of District 45 has Tennyson Moreno uncontested on the Republican ballot. State Representative District 73 has Sally Duval on the Democratic ballot uncontested. State representative for District 73 has Carrie Isaac uncontested on the Republican ballot. On a national scale, the Democratic ballot has the presidential candidates: Joseph Biden, Dean Phillips, Cenk Uygur, Star Locke, Armando Perez-Serrato, Marianne Williamson, Frankie Lozada and Gabriel Cornejo. For the Republican ballot, the presidential candidates are Ron DeSantis, David Stuckenberg, Ryan Binkley, Nikki Haley, Vicek Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie and Donald Trump.

The Republican ballot also has several propositions for the Hays County Republican Party platform that can be voted for or against. There are no propositions on the Democratic ballot.

Republican Party voters can vote for or against adding these following 13 propositions to the platform:

Prop 1: Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.

Prop 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.

Prop 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.

Prop 4: The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools for illegal aliens.

Prop 5: Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.

Prop 6: The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.

Prop 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.

Prop 8: The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.

Prop 9: The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.

Prop 10: The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.

Prop 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.

Prop 12: The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.

Prop 13: Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.

Additional information for Hays County voting dates, locations and times can be found at hayscountytx. com/download/departments/ elections/2024/ march_ 5_ 2024_ primaries/ Vote-Centers-2024-Joint-Primary-Election-final.pdf, and frequently asked questions can be found at hayscountytx.com/ departments/elections/ resources/elections-frequently- asked-questions.