by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

As of 11 AM the vote totals at the Ssgt Wille de Leon Civic Center were recorded at 37 votes. Candidate Jaclyn Gonzales and a few of her supporters were seem shortly before noon in the parking lot area next

to the Civic Center.

Another candidate, Jesse Rizo from who resides in Batesville was outside of the Bateville school polling location. When asked how the vote was going in Batesville, he said, “Pretty good running around getting them out.”

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Early Voting is underway for the 2023 Constitutional Election which for City of Uvalde residents the Uvalde Mayorial election and for the Utopia ISD area, the proposed school bond election. The final day to vote is on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7th, 2023. There are numerouis precinct ballots which may be different.  Links to all thesample  ballots for each princinct can be found at https://www.uvaldecounty.com/index.php/county/electionsadministrator/election-information/current-election-information

Two KISD school board seats are up for a vote for this election. The KISD school board election is included with the general November 8th election ballot.

Early voting began on Oct 24 and runs through Nov 4, 2022.  Nov 8th is Election Day.

Candidates running for the KISD Trustee position, Place 2 include Nyland Falkenberg and Sindy E. Ortiz.

Ted Sanderlin is listed by the district’s website as the school board president and is running for the Place 3 school board position. Justin K. Lands is on the ballot also running for this position.

Rebekah James who is currently on the school board has stated she is not running for reelection.

Sindy E. Ortiz works at Sul Ross University Rio Grande College, Office of Information Technology\Technical Support Specialist II.

Ortiz submitted this statement to the Uvalde Hesperian: “Hello Knippa Residents, I am Sindy E. Ortiz and proudly announce that I am on the ballot for Position 2, Knippa I.S.D

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.”