Early voting for March 1 elections ends Friday

Early voting for the countywide March 1, 2022 Republican Party and Democratic Party Primary Elections will conclude at the end of this Friday, Feb. 25, in the Lamb County Clerk’s office in the Courthouse.

On Election Day, Tuesday, March 1, voters all over Lamb County will be going to their respective polling places to cast their ballots.

Registration deadline over

Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, was the last day to be registered to vote in this election. Local candidates

Two locally-contested races for Lamb County offices, are included on the March 1, 2022 Republican Party Primary election ballots, along with numerous other candidates who are seeking national and state representative positions.

There are no local candidates on the Democratic ballot. Demo cratic voters will be voting in the same polling places as Republican voters. All voters will be instructed as to where to vote.

GENERAL ELECTION

The General Election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, with early voting to precede that election from Monday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. POLLING PLACES

Lamb County Commissioners have approved the Polling places for the March 1 Primary Election, which will be open for voters from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Central Counting Station is to be set up in the County Clerk’s Office, Room 103, in the Lamb County Courthouse, 100 Sixth Drive, in Littlefield. (806) 385-4222, Ext. 210.

Voting Precincts 1 & 5: Voters will vote in the Olton Lions”Club/ Community Center Building, 406 2 nd Street, Olton, Texas. (806) 285-7772.

Voting Precinct 3: Voters will cast their ballots at the Earth Community Center. 104 N. Birch Street, Earth, Texas. (806) 257-2111.

Voting Precincts 4 & 11: Voting will be in the Sudan Community Center, 109 East First Avenue, Sudan, Texas. (806)227-2112.

Voting Precincts 2, 6, 8 & 9: Voting will be in the Lamb County Ag Center, 17th and Hall Avenue, in Littlefield. Courthouse (806-385-4222, Ext. 200. Voting Precinct 7 has been removed, and voters in that former precinct are (According to the new Voter Registration cards.)

Voting Precinct 10: Voters will vote in the Amherst City Hall, 1011 Main Street, Amherst, Texas (806) 246-3421.

Voting Precinct 12: Voters will be voting in the Springlake First Baptist Church’s Youth Building, 213 US Highway 70, in Springlake. Local Candidate placings

For the Lamb County District Clerk’s election, Incumbent District Clerk, Debbie Long drew first place on the ballot, while Emily Castillo, drew second place.

For the Lamb County Clerk’s election, Incumbent County Clerk, Tonya Roberson-Ritchie, drew first place on the ballot, while Kaye King, drew second place.

Uncontested local candidates

Peace Justices that do not have an opponent, and are seeking reelection are: Becky DeBerry, Precinct 1; Brad Bridges, Precinct 2; Tim Walker, Precinct 3; and Matt Hanna, Precinct 4.

District Judge of 154th District Court, Scott A. Say.

Lamb County Judge, James M. DeLoach.

Lamb County Treasurer, Jerry Yarbrough.

Lamb County Commissioner, Precinct 2, Kent Lewis and Precinct 4, Lee Logan.

Lamb County Republican Party Chairman, Steve Busby.

10 PROPOSITIONS

(Each of these Republican Propositions is printed in English and Spanish, but only the English version is included here.) Proposition 1:

In light of the federal government’s refusal to defend the southern border, Texas should immediately deploy the National Guard, Texas Military Forces, and necessry state law enforcement to seal the border, enforce immigration laws, and deport illegal aliens.

O YES

O NO

Proposition 2:

Texas should eliminate all property taxes within ten (10) years without implementing a state income tax.

O YES

O NO

Proposition 3:

Texans should not lose their jobs, nor should students be penalized, for declining a COVID-19 vaccine.

O YES\

O NO

Proposition 4:

Texas schools should teach students basic knowledge and American exception alism and reject Critical Race Theory and other curricula that promote Marxist doctrine and encourage division based on creed, race, or economic status.

O YES

O NO

Proposition 5:

Texas should enact a State Constitutional Amendment to defend the sanctity of innocent human life, created in the image of God, from fertilization until natural death.

O YES

O NO

Propisition 6:

The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should end the practicce of awarding committee chairmanships to Democrats.

O YES

O NO

Proposition 7:

Texas should protect the integrity of our elections by verifying that registered voters are American citizens, restoring felony penalties and enacting civil penalties for vote fraud, and fighting any federal takeover of state elections.

O YES

O NO

Proposition 8:

Texas should ban chemical castration, puberty blockers, crosssex hormones, and genital mutilation surgery on all minor children for sex transition purposes.

O YES

O NO

Proposition 9:

Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.

O YES

O NO

Proposition 10:

Texans affirm that our freedoms come from God and that the government should have no control over the conscience of individuals.

O YES

O NO