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Precinct map and corresponding voting sites.
Zoomed-in view of Precincts 8-10, which are smaller on the overall map.
About 14 percent of Uvalde County’s 17,554 registered voters voted early by Feb. 29 in advance of the Republican and Democratic primary elections set March 5.
Election-day voters may cast their vote at one of 14 designated polling places, depending on where they live.
County voters who want input on who will hold local office need to vote in the Republican primary, which features the only contested races for county attorney, sheriff, commissioners and some constables.
In addition to local races, those voting for the Republican ticket will decide on 13 propositions to set party priorities.
Only two people filed for county-level positions on Democrat ballots, and both are unopposed. These two constable candidates will face a Republican candidate in the November general election.
A primary election is specifically for party candidates, featuring two ballots, one for Republicans and one for Democrats.
Texas allows open primary elections, enabling voters to choose to vote in either party’s election, regardless of past political affiliation.
Voters can vote in only one party’s primary. Once they choose a party, they must stick to it for any subsequent primary runoff elections. They are able to vote for any candidate, regardless of party, in the November general election.
Early voting
During the first two weeks of early voting, not counting March 1 voters, 2,355 Uvalde County residents voted in person and 107 returned ballots via mail.
The turnout is 983 more than the 1,372 who voted early by the same time in the 2022 primary election.
It is 127 fewer than the 2,482 voters who turned out during the same period for the 2020 primary election, which included many of the same races. In 2020, there were about 607 fewer registered voters in the county.
This time around, the majority of voters voted in the Republican primary, with 1,938 voting in-person and 59 via mail-in ballots.
For those voting in the Democratic primary, 417 voted in-person and 48 via mail-in ballots.
The elections office reported they sent out 165 ballots by mail.
Friday, March 1 was the last day of early voting at the civic center. Those tallies will appear in a future edition of the newspaper.
In 2022, there were 17,091 registered voters. By the day before early voting ended, 1,162 people had voted in person, with 682 voting in the Republican primary, and 480 in the Democrat primary.
About 210 had voted via mail-in ballot.
In 2020, there were 16,947 registered voters in Uvalde County. By the day before the last day of early voting, Uvalde County residents voting in the Democratic Party primary totaled 1,132 in person and 347 by mail; Republican Party, 973 in person and 30 by mail.
Where to vote
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
A precinct number, which may be found on voter’s registration cards, determines which location voters should go to cast their ballot on election day.
In Uvalde, Precinct 1 will vote in the Cactus Room at the Willie De Leon Civic Center, 300 E. Main;
Pct. 5, Herby Ham Activity Center, 248 Farm to Market Road 3447;
Pct. 7, Uvalde County Road Department, 2967 N. U.S. Highway 83;
Pct. 8, Girl Scouts USA, 609 Dean St.;
Pct. 9, Uvalde County Nutrition Center, 420 W. Nopal St.;
Pct. 10, New Testament/Trinity Fellowship, 220 S. Crisp St.;
Pct. 12, Potter’s House, 201 N. Fifth St.; and
Pct. 13, Community Health Development Inc., 908 S. Evans St.
Proximate area polling locations include:
Precinct 2, Sabinal Scout House, 304 N. Hondo St.;
Pct. 3, Utopia Senior Center, 22542 Ranch Road 187;
Pct. 4, Concan Community Center building on Highway 127;
Pct. 6, Montell Country Club on Highway 55 North;
Pct. 11, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 250 S. Farm to Market Road 1049, Knippa; and
Pct. 14, Heard School, Farm to Market Road 1051 in Reagan Wells.
Voters need to present specific forms of photo identification, such as a driver’s license, passport, or military ID, to vote in person.
Acceptable photo ID for voters aged 18-69 can be expired no more than four years. For those 70 or older, it can be expired for any length of time.
Voters unsure of their precincts can find where to vote by entering selected data at www.votetexas.gov.
The Sunday, Feb. 18 edition of the Leader-News shows sample ballots on Pages 14-15A.
For more information, visit the county elections website, www.uvaldecountyelections.com.
Melissa Federspill|Leader-News
Early voting totals for the March 5 party primary election. The last day to vote early was Friday, March 1.
