Candidates get ready and turn out for 1st day of early voting

Sunday after 12 noon was the time candidates could start putting up signs outside of the Ssgt. Wille de Leon Civic Center before early voting today, Monday, October 24th.

Sunday afternoon, candidates and supporters could be seen posting numerous signs both large and small around the outside of the Civic Center where people would be early voting.

Early voting began this morning and the main parking lot to the Civic Center was full.  This year’s election features several write-in candidates. The three write- candidates vying for the County Commissioner Precinct 1 seat are Dianna Olvedo-Karau, Julio Valdez and Javier Cazares.  Mariano Pargas currently holds the seat and is running for reelection.  Tina Ann Quintanilla Taylor is running for the Justice of the Peace Precincts 1.5 and 12. Steven T. Kennedy is the incumbent candidate running for reelection.

According to the Uvalde County Elections office information posted on its Facebook page: ” All voters will need to present a government issued photo ID or complete an Reasonable Impediment Declaration and have a supplemental form of identification in order to vote.”

 

Candidate for County Clerk Donna M. Williams putting up her sign on Sunday early evening before early voting on Monday October 24th.

Smaller campaign signs line the edge of the Civic Center Lawn near the driveway

Write-In Candidate Tina Ann Quintanilla-Taylor for Justice of the Peace Precincts 1,5 and 12 stands with her sign outside of the Civic Center

Write-in Candidate for Uvalde County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 Javier Cazares (right) with Rhonda Vigil (left)

Candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 Robert Moss stands with this sign

Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 Candidate Neto Luna stands with his sign