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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
(AVISO DE ELECCIÓN GENERAL)
To the registered voters of the City of Smithville, Texas:
(A los votantes registrados del Ciudad de Smithville, Texas):
Notice is hereby given that the polling place listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on November 3, 2020, for voting in a general election to elect Mayor and Council Members.
(Notifíquese, por la presente, que las casillas electorales citadas abajo se abrirán desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. el 3 de Noviembre de 2020 para votar en la Elección General para elegir Alcalde y Miembros del Consejo.)
On Election Day, voters must vote at your registered Precinct location listed below.
(El Dia de Elección, los votantes deberán votar en el lugar indicado abajo.)
Registered voters within the city limits. Precinct 2005-Smithville City Hall, 317 North Main St., Smithville Precinct 2006-Lake Thunderbird Community Center,104 Thunderbird Dr., Smithville Precinct 2008- Heart of the Pines VFD, 109 Green Acres Loop Bastrop, TX
For early voting, voters may vote at any of the locations listed below.
(Para Votación Adelantada, los votantes podrán votar en cualquiera de las ubicaciones nombradas abajo.) The voting schedule is subject to change by the Proclamation of the Governor and/or order of the Bastrop County Commissioner’s Court.
Schedule for: Smithville City Hall, 317 North Main St., Smithville
Bastrop County Courthouse Annex, 804 Pecan St. Bastrop, TX
Cedar Creek United Methodist Church 5630 FM 535, Cedar Creek, TX
Elgin Public Library-Civic Center, 404 N. Main St. Elgin, TX
(Horario para:)
October 13, 2020 – October 30, 2020
(13 de Octubre de 2020 – 30 de Octubre de 2020)
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SUNDAY (DOMINGO) |
MONDAY (LUNES) |
TUESDAY (MARTES) |
WEDNESDAY (MIÉRCOLES) |
THURSDAY (JUEVES) |
FRIDAY (VIERNES) |
SATURDAY (SÁBADO) |
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11 |
12 Holiday |
13 8am – 5pm |
14 8am – 5pm |
15 8am – 5pm |
16 8am – 5pm |
17 8am – 5pm |
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18 1pm – 5pm |
19 8am – 5pm |
20 8am – 5pm |
21 8am – 5pm |
22 8am – 5pm |
23 8am – 5pm |
24 8am-5pm |
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25 1pm – 5pm |
26 7am – 7pm |
27 7am – 7pm |
28 7am – 7pm |
29 7am – 7pm |
30 7am – 7pm |
31
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1 |
2 |
November 3rd ELECTION DAY 7am-7pm |
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Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán enviarse a:)
Kristin Miles, Early Voting Clerk (Secretaria de la Votación Adelantada)
Elections Administrator (Administradora de Elecciónes)
804 Pecan Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
elections@co.bastrop.tx.us
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on October 23, 2020.
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el 23 de Octubre de 2020.)
Issued this the 10th day of August, 2020.
(Emitida este día 10th de Agosto, 2020.)
Notice of Postponement of the May 2, 2020, General Election
On March 13, 2020, the Governor of the State of Texas certified that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster and, under the authority vested in the Governor by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, declared a state of disaster for all counties in Texas.
On March 18, 2020, the Governor issued a Proclamation suspending certain sections of the Texas Election Code, among others, to allow political subdivisions of the State that would otherwise hold elections on May 2, 2020, to postpone General and Special Elections to the next uniform election date, which will occur on November 3, 2020.
On March 23, 2020, the City Council of the City of Smithville at its Special Called Emergency Council Meeting voted to approve a Resolution to postpone the City’s May 2, 2020, General Election until November 3, 2020.
Voter Registration Deadline: October 5, 2020
Deadline to submit an Application for Ballot by Mail: October 23, 2020
Dates for Early Voting: October 19, 2020 – October 30, 2020
May 1, 2021, General Election - Early Voting and Election Day Voting to be held at City Hall, 317 Main Street, Smithville, Texas
The first day to file an Application for Place on Ballot, for Council Positions 1,2, and 3, on May 1, 2021, General Election will be January 13, 2021; the last day to file an Application for Place on Ballot will be February 12, 2021.
The last day to file as a write-in candidate will be February 12, 2021.
The requirements/qualifications to serve on the Smithville City Council are found in the City Ordinances.
