Early voting is coming to an end in Harker Heights today, but itâs just beginning in Killeen.
In Killeen, voters will be able to head to the polls to cast ballots in the special District 4 City Council election â which was necessitated when the first election ended with a tie.
Both incumbent Steve Harris and challenger Michael Boyd received 181 votes in the May 1 election. A third candidate, Brockley Moore, finished with 112 votes.
The election to determine the winner between Boyd and Harris will be June 12, with early voting conducted weekdays beginning today and concluding June 8.
The first and last days of early voting will have extended hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting the other days will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
With the Killeen City Council District 4 second election less than three weeks away, both candidates are increasing their digital outreach in hopes of attracting more voters.
On June 1 residents in District 4 can begin heading to the polls for early voting in the second election to decide their representative. Election Day will be June 12.
At a special session on Tuesday the Killeen City Council is expected to vote on what day to hold a second election for the District 4 council seat race.
A mandatory recount on Thursday confirmed Incumbent Steve Harris and candidate Michael Boyd are tied with 181 votes apiece. Third-place finisher Brockley Moore received 112 votes, however, the second election will only be between Harris and Boyd.
At the special meeting, which will be held prior to the councilâs normally scheduled workshop, the council will discuss what day to hold the second election, and when to do early voting. The election must be held between June 2 and June 12, according to city documents.