One of the great rights we have as Americans is the right to vote, however, those who can vote are not voting.  It's time to change that, get out and vote.

Early voting in Amarillo starts on Monday, February 14th.  Grab your Valentine and get out and vote.  Election Day for the Primary is March 1, 2022.

What is a Primary Election?

a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.

What am I voting on in this Primary Election?

Texas

Governor of Texas, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, Rail Road Commissioner, Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Board of Education, Justice, Court of Appeals.

District

Texas State Senator District 31,
District Judge, 47th Judicial District –Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties
District Judge, 181st Judicial District – Potter and Randall Counties
District Judge, 251st Judicial District – Potter and Randall Counties
District Judge, 320th Judicial District – Potter County

US

US Representative District 13

Local

Potter County

Potter County Judge
Potter County Commissioner, Precinct 4

Randall County

Randall County Commissioner, Precinct 1
Randall County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Randall County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Randall County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4

Where can I find a list of candidates?

The League of Women Voters always publish a unbiased Voter's Guide every election with a list of the candidates and their views.

On another note, Monday, February 14th makes 102nd birthday of the League of Women Voters of the United States.

Where can I go to vote during Early Voting?

You can vote early until Friday, February 25th or on Election Day March 1st.

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LOOK: Milestones in women's history from the year you were born

Women have left marks on everything from entertainment and music to space exploration, athletics, and technology. Each passing year and new milestone makes it clear both how recent this history-making is in relation to the rest of the country, as well as how far we still need to go. The resulting timeline shows that women are constantly making history worthy of best-selling biographies and classroom textbooks; someone just needs to write about them.

Scroll through to find out when women in the U.S. and around the world won rights, the names of women who shattered the glass ceiling, and which country's women banded together to end a civil war.

KEEP READING: Scroll to see what the big headlines were the year you were born

 

 

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