Expanded hours â 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. â will be one feature for Temple voters on the last day of early voting for municipal and school elections Tuesday.
Temple residents can vote early for both Temple College bond issue and the mayorâs race at two locations: Temple City Hall, 2 N. Main St.; and Temple Collegeâs One College Centre, 2600 S. First St. Those and other area municipal and school elections will be held Saturday.
Early voting totals in the city of Temple mayorâs race and Temple College bond elections appeared steady, according to information released Monday by the Temple City Secretaryâs office.
Temple-area campaign signs with black and gold lettering proclaim: âVote Yes.â
The signs support Temple Collegeâs $124.9 million bond proposal to expand and update campus facilities that voters will decide May 1.
Early voting for the bond election begins Monday.
The proposal calls for a major expansion of the schoolâs Health Sciences Center to address a shortage of health care workers and improve several college buildings that are 50 to 60 years old.
âIf approved, the new facilities could be completed by 2026 when Temple College will be celebrating its 100th anniversary,â TC President Christy Ponce said. âThese campus advancements would represent an important milestone in Temple Collegeâs history of being trusted for generations and building for the future.â
With early voting beginning Monday for the May 1 election, many municipal elections â such as Temple mayor â and bond issues will be determined by area voters.
Texas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs encouraged those eligible Texas voters to cast their ballots as soon as possible.
âTexas voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting on candidates and measures that will directly affect the governance of their cities, towns, school districts and other localities,â Hughs said in a statement Wednesday. âI encourage all eligible Texans to set aside time to ensure that they are informed and prepared so that they can confidently cast their vote and help shape the future of the Lone Star State.â