Lost in the shadows of the holidays and the search for a new A&M football coach is a runoff election.
Monday was the first day of early voting for the vacant Texas House seat representing nearly all of Bryan and College Station. Bob Yancy and John Raney were the top two out of the five person field in last month’s election.
Brazos County Clerk Karen McQueen visits with WTAW’s Bill Oliver.
Hours for early voting is Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. at the following locations:
Brazos County Administration Building–200 S. Texas Avenue in Bryan.
Arena Hall-Tabor Road & N. Earl Rudder Frwy in Bryan.
Galilee Baptist Church-804 N. Logan in Bryan.
A&M’s Rudder Tower 5th floor, and
College Station Utilities Meeting & Training Facility-1603 Graham Road.
The last day to receive an application for ballot by mail is Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 5 p.m. The county clerk’s office can mail applications for the voter to fill out and return or the voter can write a letter stating their name, local address, address where they are, reason why their voting absentee and it must include the voters signature. The voter can fax from out of county or mail it in. They may NOT walk an application in the office if early voting has started. If mailing, address it to the Brazos County Clerks Office, attention Jaime Hines, 300 E. 26th, Bryan TX 77803.
Click HERE for the list of voting locations on Election Day, December 13th.