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Date: 10/24/2022
Subject: Addendum: LWV-R October VOTER
From: LWV-Richardson

VOTER NEWSLETTER: Addendum

Vol. 62, No. 02a October 2022 Editor: Virginia Marsh

Inside this Issue

Find election information on our website
Letter to the Editor in DMN
Early Voting In-person
Election Day Voting In-Person
No candidates on ballot in Judicial District 301
Ballot By Mail
Social/Fundraiser at Shady's

Key Dates for the November 8th Election

Oct 24 - First day of early voting in-person
Oct 28 - Last day for county elections office to receive an Application for Ballot By Mail
Nov 4 - Last day of early voting in-person
Nov 8 - Election Day
Nov 8 - 7:00pm, Last day for elections office to receive ballot by mail. Click here for an exception.

All League of Women Voters of Richardson Newsletters can be found at

https://www.lwvrichardson.org/voter-newsletters

Go to LWVRichardson's website for the latest election information for the November 8th Election.

You may vote in the November 8, 2022, Election if you registered by October 11, 2022, and you will be at least 18 years old on Election Day.

The League's online Voters Guide is available.

The League's printed Dallas County Voters Guide is available at the Richardson Library, Richardson Senior Center, Heights Recreation Center, and Huffhines Recreation Center.

The League's printable Collin County Voters Guide is available here.

Letter to the Editor in DMN

President Ellen Steger composed a Letter to the Editor about some candidates not participating in LWVRichardson forums. The board approved the letter before it was sent to local news agencies. One member of the board was excluded from the process as she has worked on a candidate's political campaign for the November Election.

The letter appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Saturday, October 15.

If you have a subscription to the Dallas Morning News, you may see the letter here.
Otherwise, you may see the letter on the LWVR website.

Early Voting In-Person Begins Today (October 24)

Early voting is Monday, October 24 through Friday, November 4.

For both Dallas and Collin Counties: those eligible to vote in the November 8th Election may vote early in-person at any early vote center in their county of residence.
Early voting times for the 2 counties are not the same.

Early Voting in Dallas County

Click here for early voting places and times in Dallas County.
Note that the last 2 days of early voting (November 3 and 4), Dallas County Vote Centers will be open until 9pm.
There are 52 Dallas County Vote Centers for early voting.
The Richardson Civic Center is NOT an early vote center for this election.
The only early voting vote center in Richardson is the First United Methodist Church at 503 N Central Expressway. FUMC is about 1/4 mile south of the Civic Center on the southbound Central Expressway service road (between Arapaho and Belt Line Roads)

Early Voting in Collin County

Click here for early voting places and times in Collin County.
There are 40 Collin county vote centers for early voting.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8

Vote Centers in both Dallas and Collin Counties will be open 7am - 7pm.

For both Dallas and Collin Counties: those eligible to vote in the November 8th Election may vote in person at any election day vote center in their county of residence.

Election Day In-person Voting in Dallas County

Click here for Election Day In-person Vote Centers in Dallas County.
There are 454 vote centers in Dallas County on Election Day.
The Richardson Civic Center is NOT a vote center on Election Day.

Election Day In-person Voting in Collin County

Click here for Election Day In-person Vote Centers in Collin County.
There are 105 vote centers in Collin county vote centers on Election Day.

No candidates on ballot in Judicial District 301

Many of you will have the Judicial District 301 on your ballot. Nobody filed to be on the ballot. There are 3 official write-in candidates for District Judge of the 301st Judicial District. They are:

Mary Brown, Democrat
Earl Jackson, Independent
Michelle McKinney, Independent

Each polling booth (early voting and election day) will have a list posted in the booth listing candidates who have officially registered as write-in candidates.

Seven different races have people who have officially registered to be write-in candidates.

You may write in any name, but your vote will only count if you vote for a candidate who has registered to be an official write-in candidate.

To write in a candidate's name:

Clicking on "Write In" should bring up a keyboard.
Type in the name of the candidate you want to vote for.
If the name is not spelled correctly, but it is obvious which candidate you wanted to vote for, your ballot will count.
Go back to the main screen. Make sure you see the candidate's name before you print your ballot.

If you have any questions, ask for help from an election clerk or judge.

Ballot by Mail

The County Elections Department must receive your Application for Ballot By Mail (ABBM) by October 28.

Click here for instructions for submitting an ABBM. You must sign a hard-copy of the application. It cannot be submitted online.

As of Friday, October 14, 2022, 463 Applications for Ballot By Mail had been rejected by Dallas County. The County Election Departments do try to contact you to "cure" an invalid ABBM.

268 of the rejected ABBMs were missing the voter's ID. You must put the ID number (driver's license number or last 4 of your social security number) that the elections department has on file for you. This would be the number that you provided when you registered to vote. Put both ID numbers on your ABBM!
116 of the rejected ABBMs gave an in-county address to receive the ballot. If you are claiming that you will be absent from the county for every early voting day and also election day (one of the reasons you can give to request a Ballot By Mail), then the county elections department MUST send you the ballot to an out-of-the-county address.
50 of the rejected ABBMs gave an incorrect ID number.
20 of the regected ABBMS were not signed. Sign your ABBM! And when you sign the actual ballot, use the same signature that you used on the ballot application (ABBM).

LWVTexas has a good tutorial on how to fill out your ballot and return it.

Come join us for a fundraiser!

We'd love to have all our members and friends come to our next social/fundraiser of the year. Get to know your Richardson League Board!

Shady's Burgers and Brewhaha

2701 Custer Parkway

Richardson, TX 75080

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

4:00pm - 9:00pm

Come & Go

LWVRichardson gets 10% of all food and drink sales

IF you mention LWVRichardson when you order.

Valid for eat-in or carry-out.

From the local beer on tap to the from-scratch kitchen, Shady’s was built out of a growing desire to serve the community.

Click here for Shady's menu.

Donate

The League of Women Voters of Richardson relies solely on contributions made by local community residents and businesses.

Join Us

Would you like to help providing election information, registering voters, or influencing public policy?

You are welcome to email our Membership chair at membership@lwvrichardson.org if you need assistance with joining.

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