Bowie County Elections Information

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BOWIE COUNTY, Texas -- This year's general election will decide who will be Texarkana's mayor; who will serve in Place 6 on the Pleasant Grove ISD Board of Directors; and whether Hooks ISD will issue bonds worth $11.2 million.

All Texans can also vote whether to approve eight proposed amendments to the state Constitution.

Early, Election Day and absentee voting information follows.

EARLY VOTING

In-person early voting will be available Monday through Friday from Oct. 18 to Oct. 29. No early voting will be available on weekends.

On Thursday, Oct. 21, and Thursday, Oct. 28, early voting hours will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hours all other days will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Locations:

Bowie County Courthouse, 710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston

Southwest Center, 3222 W. Seventh St., Texarkana

Walnut Church of Christ, 2720 Moores Lane, Texarkana

ELECTION DAY VOTING

Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 2.

Locations by precinct:

1A/4E -- Goree Academic Learning Center, 3201 Lincoln Ave., Texarkana

2A/1B -- St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 2921 Norris Cooley Drive, Texarkana

2B/4D/5A -- Westlawn Elementary School, 410 Westlawn Drive, Texarkana

2C -- Theron Jones Early Literacy Center 2600 W. 15th St., Texarkana

2D/4A/5B -- Texarkana College Truman Arnold Center, 2500 N. Robison Rd., Texarkana

3A -- Collins Memorial Building, 3000 Texas Blvd., Texarkana

3B -- Texarkana City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd., Texarkana

4B -- Spring Lake Park Elementary School, 4324 Ghio-Fish Blvd., Texarkana

4C -- Texas Middle School, 2100 College Drive, Texarkana

5C -- Richmond Road Baptist Church, 5805 Richmond Road, Texarkana

6A -- First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Ln., Texarkana

6B -- Pleasant Grove Middle School, 5605 Cooks Lane, Texarkana

7 -- Wake Village City Hall, 624 Burma Road, Texarkana

8A -- Liberty-Eylau School of Success, 766 Macedonia Road, Texarkana

8B -- Eylau Methodist Church, 5214 Hwy. 59 S, Texarkana

8C -- Buchanan Baptist Church, 3635 Buchanan Loop Road, Texarkana

9 -- Nash Elementary School, 100 Burton St., Nash

10 -- Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 3123 FM 559, Texarkana

11 -- C5 Volunteer Fire Department, 9534 W. New Boston Road, Texarkana

12 -- Red Springs Baptist Church, 1101 FM 991, Texarkana

13/30 -- Hooks High School, 401 E Ave. A, Hooks

14 -- Bowie County Courthouse, 710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston

15 -- Malta First Baptist Church, 23 Private Road 27891, DeKalb

16 -- Redwater City Hall, 120 Redwater Blvd. W, Redwater

17 -- Maud Community Center, 135 Main St., Maud

18 -- First Baptist Church, 506 S. McCoy Blvd., New Boston

19 -- Old Salem Baptist Church, 6199 FM 1840, Simms

20 -- Masonic Lodge, 101 N. Bowie St., DeKalb

21/22 -- Oak Grove Lighthouse Church, 194 FM 1326 N, DeKalb

24 -- Hubbard ISD, 3347 Hwy. 259, DeKalb

25 -- DeKalb High School, 152 SW Maple St., DeKalb

27 -- Simms Baptist Church, 105 CR 4216, Simms

28 -- Crossroads Community Center, 10650 FM 561, Simms

29 -- Wards Creek Baptist Church, 17 CR 4239, Simms

ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL

To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must: be 65 years or older; be sick or disabled; be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible.

Applications for absentee mail ballots must be received by the county early voting clerk by Oct. 22.

For further instructions, call the Bowie County elections administrator at 903-628-6810 or visit the Texas secretary of state's website at sos.texas.gov/elections/.

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