Polls will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today for the General Election as Gonzales County voters cast their ballots in the Presidential race and several other state and local contests.
There are 14 polling locations throughout the county, including five in Gonzales. Polling locations include:
Precinct 1 – Gonzales County Courthouse, 414 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales
Precinct 2 – American Legion Hall, 1512 N. Robertson, Gonzales
Precinct 3 – City Hall, 820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales
Precincts 4 and 6 – Gonzales County Nixon Annex, 603 N. Central, Nixon
Precinct 5 – Belmont Community Center (Methodist Church), 14335 U.S. Highway 90A West, Belmont
Precinct 7 – Texas Elks Children’s Services (Elks Hospital), 1963 FM 1586, Ottine
Precinct 8 – Harwood Community Center, 101 CR 230 North, Harwood
Precinct 9 – Waelder Community Center, 311 U.S. Highway 90 West, Waelder
Precinct 10 – Smiley Fire Station, 208 N. FM 108, Smiley
Precinct 11 – Peach Valley Youth Camp, 581 CR 357, Gonzales
Precinct 12 – J.B. Wells Park Multi-purpose Facility Show Barn, 2301 CR 197, Gonzales
Precinct 13 – Leesville Cemetary Association, 6077 CR 155, Leesville
Precinct 14 – Cheapside Community Center, 18 CR 297A, Cheapside
Precinct 15 – Guadalupe Valley Telephone Co-op, 67 FM 466 South, Cost
Election law requires voters to have their voter registration card or proof of identification with them when they vote. Voters who fail to have identification may be rejected for voting. New voter registration cards, which are yellow, were recently mailed by the Gonzales County election administrator.
Almost 3,000 voters cast their ballots during the two weeks of early voting that ended Friday.
The county clerk reports there are 12,440 registered voters in Gonzales County.