Based on the line at my early voting site, the turnout for this election is going to be huge. Once you get inside the polling location, you'll find two small surprises.
Make sure you set your alarm to wake up to the Rickey Smiley Morning Show at 5 a.m. and hear Vice Presidential Nominee Senator Kamala Harris at 7 a.m. Central.
Early voters can go to any location without worrying about the precinct, and the lines may be shorter than they will be on election day. Those are two big reasons to get it done. If you're planning on casting an early ballot, you've got five locations to choose from in Smith County.
Its been dominating the news for months now, the Presidential election! Tuesday, November 8th a President elect will be picked by the American people and sworn into office January 20, 2017! Before that happens though we've got to get out there and vote for your favorite candidate - whether they're red, blue, green or purple - you've got to vote!
With the first day of early voting in the 2016 Presidential election behind us, more than 5,000 Smith County residents turned out yesterday to cast their ballot early.
The race for the November ballot and certain East Texas offices continues today with runoff elections because the results from the elections held earlier in May were just too close to declare a winner!
Texans are heading to the polls today (Tuesday, November 4th) and they'll be deciding who'll be steering the State of Texas from the Governor's office. East Texans are also heading to the polls to make some big decisions facing their communities, like approving or denying the sale of alcohol in their cities.
Today America settles the long battle for the White House between current President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. The national polls are very tight, whereas state-by-state polling seems to suggest another four years for Obama.