Monday is the last day to register to vote in order to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election. Early voting begins Oct. 5 and concludes Oct. 30. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Oct. 23.
In addition to the statewide and county races on the ballot, the Livingston and Leggett independent school districts also have races on the ballot.
In the Livingston ISD School Board race, eight people are running for four “at large” positions that are four-year terms. The eight individuals running include Incumbents Andrew Boyce, Kevin Robert Grimm and John Allen Slocomb, and Challengers Merek Anthony Brister, Devan Roy Shannon, Howard William Smith, Lorine Jefferson and Helen Murphy Wiggins.
In the Leggett ISD School Board race, nine people are running for three “at large” positions that are four-year terms. The nine individuals include Incumbents Vicki Russell and Armando Diosdado, and Challengers Sharlon Jackson, Jason McDonald, Angelina Pantel, Taylor Jackson, Robert Nowlin, Ra’Shod Jefferson and Triston Batchelor.
The Polk County Enterprise has a policy to run a one-time free announcement with photo in the newspaper for every candidate running for office, allowing the candidates to have the opportunity to introduce themselves and their vision to readers.
The photo should be a large .jpg and the announcement should be typed in a Word document not to exceed 400 words.
Both should be emailed to the editor (editor@polkenterprise.com) or may be brought into the office on a flash drive. The deadline to submit announcements is end of day Oct. 16. The announcements will run on a first come first serve basis.
