|
Elections
in Kaufman County are handled by the Tax Assessor Collector's Office Dick Murphy, Early Voting Clerk
Kaufman County Courthouse Annex
100 N. Washington,
Kaufman, TX 75142
P.O. Box 339, Kaufman, TX 75142 Early
voting locations are: Kaufman Annex - 100 N. Washington,
Kaufman
Forney
Sub Courthouse - 200 E. Main, Forney
Terrell Sub Courthouse - 408 E. College, Terrell
Kemp Sub Courthouse - 103 N. Main, Kemp Next Election: Primary Election - Date TBD For
important dates go to: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/2010dates.shtml For candidate information go to: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/index.shtml For more information on filing required Campaign Finance Reports go to: http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/ Local candidates can pick up the necessary packet at the County Clerk's office, 1st Floor, Kaufman Courthouse. The
82nd Legislature passed the Voter ID Bill that requires a voter to present identification with a picture in order to be able
to vote. This bill will become effective January 1, 2012 . This legislation is under review by the U.S. Department
of Justice. PERSONS NOT ENTITLED
TO VOTE:
1. Persons under 18 years of age.
2. Persons who are mentally incompetent as determined by a final judgment
in court.
3. Persons while incarcerated, on parole, mandatory supervision, or probation as a result of a felony conviction.
4. Persons who have been convicted of a felony and have not completed their sentence.
VOTER REGISTRATION
QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING:
1. You must be a citizen of the
United States.
2. You must be at least 18 years of age on the day of the election.
3. You must be a resident of
the county.
4. You must be registered to vote. HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE:
1. Complete
a post-card application for voter registration and mail it, postage-free, or present it in person to the County Voter Registrar,
Tax Assessor-Collector, or a Deputy Voter Registrar in your county.
Voter registration forms are available at the Republican
Headquarters, the County Clerk's office or from the Voter Registrar.
2. You may register to vote at any time, but your
application must be received by the registrar of voters 30 days before an election in order to vote in that election.
3. You may register to vote if you are at least 17 years and 10 months of age, but you may not vote until you are 18 years
of age.
4. You may register to vote at the Texas Department of Public Safety when renewing your drivers license. HOW TO VOTE BY MAIL: · Send a request for a ballot to the Early Voting Clerk by mail, common carrier,
contract carrier, or by fax if the voter is absent from the county. The application must be in writing and signed by the applicant.
It must have the name of the applicant, the address at which the applicant is registered to vote, the address to which the
ballot is to be mailed, for which election application is being made, and the reason for early voting by mail (out of town
during voting period, over 65, disabled, or sick). Voting precincts have been realigned. There are now thirty (30) voting precincts. Below are the new polling
locations. New County Wide Voting Locations
| Pct.
1 First Baptist Church/Kaufman | 302 S. Washington | Kaufman
| | Pct. 2 Ola Church of Christ | 9720 St. Hwy 243 | Kaufman | | Pct. 3 First Baptist
Church/Forney | 1003 F.M. 741 | Forney | | Pct. 4 Taltly Baptist Church | 5210 N. FM 148 | Crandall | | Pct.
5 Terrell Sub Courthouse | 408 E. College | Terrell | | Pct. 6 Able Springs Fire Station | 30108
FM 429 | Terrell | | Pct. 7 North Forney High School | 6170 N. Mason Blvd. | Forney | | Pct.
8 Emmanuel Baptist Church | 1717 N. Francis | Terrell | | Pct. 9 Elmo Fire Station | 12777
FM 2728 | Terrell | | Pct. 10 Scurry ISD Admin Bldg | 10705 S. St Hwy 34 | Scurry | | Pct.
11 Beacon Hill Baptist Church | 548 Hwy 80 | Forney | | Pct. 12 Memorial Baptist Church | 10374
FM 3094 | Scurry | | Pct. 13 Mustang Creek Community Church | 13851 FM 548 | Forney | | Pct.
14 Lewis Elementary | 1309 Luckenbach Dr. | Forney | | Pct. 15 First Baptist Church | 1320 S.
Elm | Kemp | | Pct. 16 Mabank City Hall | 129 E. Market | Mabank | | Pct. 17 Pointview
Baptist Church | 110 FM 3039 | Combine | | Pct. 18 Crandall/Combine Community Ctr | 500
W. Lewis | Crandall | | Pct. 19 First Assembly of God Church | 203 Main | Terrell | | Pct.
20 Harvest Int'l Christian Center | 16150 Hwy 205 | Terrell | | Pct. 21 Abner Baptist Church | 6877
FM 2727 | Kaufman | | Pct. 22 Post Oak Bend Community Ctr | 1175 CR 278 | Kaufman | | Pct.
23 Oak Ridge City Hall | 8450 N. St. Hwy 34 | Terrell | | Pct. 24 Rose Hill Water Supply | 1377
CR 274 | Kaufman | | Pct. 25 Forney Sub Courthouse | 200 E. Main | Forney | | Pct.
26 Bethlehem Baptist Church | 500 S. Francis | Terrell | | Pct. 27 Church of Christ East Side | 627
S. FM 548 | Forney | | Pct. 28 Kaufman County Library | 3790 S. Houston | Kaufman | | Pct.
29 Heartland Community Center | 6622 FM 741 | Forney | | Pct. 30 Warsaw Community Center | 6430
FM 148 | Kaufman |
Go to www.sos.tx.state.us/ For more information on voting or information regarding voting for those in the military and overseas voting
|
