We will continue to be a friend or a counselor to our students when they need us. Early voting starts Monday Early voting for the Nov. 3 general elections starts Monday, Oct. 19, and continues until the eve of Halloween on Friday, Oct. 30, reports County Clerk Pat V. Finley. Finley, the Ward County elections officer, also notes Tuesday, Oct. 27, is the deadline to mail early ballots to her office for those who do not vote early in person. Construction on a handicapped access elevator tower at the Courthouse also means parking changes. Parking is prohibited immediately East of the Courthouse.
Parking is available on the North, South and West.
For those handicapped who cannot leave their vehicles, they can call us about five minutes before they plan to arrive. We will go to the car for their ballots. D-R debate is a first Incumbent County Judge Sam G. Massey, the Democrat, and Republican challenger Candido Gutierrez met Saturday, Oct. 10, in a debate that, according to available records, set Ward County history. The Gutierrez-Massey clash on the issues at the County Convention Center in Monahans appears to be the first time that a Republican and a Democratic candidate for county judge have ever debated. Sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, broadcast live on Monahans Radio Station KLBO and Refereed by Monahans News Editor Jerome P. Curry, about 100 persons were in the auditorium to hear the candidates speak.