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Early voting in Jefferson County has begun for the May 4 uniform election to elect school board trustees and appraisal district directors.

Early voting times, dates

• April 22 to April 26 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• April 27 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• April 28 – Noon to 6 p.m.
• April 29 to April 30 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Early voting locations

• Port Arthur Library, 4615 9th Avenue Port Arthur
• Marion & Ed Hughes Public Library, 2712 Nederland Ave., Nederland
• Rogers Park Community Center 6540 Gladys Ave., Beaumont
• Ray Chesson Office Building, 19217 FM 365 Beaumont
• Jefferson County Courthouse, 1085 Pearl St., Beaumont
• John Paul Davis Community Center 3580 E. Lucas Dr., Beaumont

The ballot

• Port Arthur Independent School District Board of Trustees. Voters can vote for none, one, two or three candidates. There are three seats up for election. The candidates are:

Julio Delgado

Taylor Getwood

Nina Stella

Dianne Brown

Debra Ambroise

Brandon Bartie

Jefferson County Appraisal District

• Jefferson County Appraisal District Board of Director, Place 1

Terry Metreyeon

Vernon G. Durden

• Jefferson County Appraisal District Board of Director, Place 3

Larry Weston

Steve Megas

This isn’t the only election in the near future. There is also the Republic Primary run-off between Dade Phelan and David Covey.

Early voting in the primary run-off is from May 20 to May 24 for the May 28 election.

Who can vote in Republic Primary run-off

Aaron Kelley, Jefferson County elections manager, said voters must reside in District 21, and any person who voted in the Republic Primary is eligible to vote in the run-off.

Any Democrat who did not vote in the Primary can switch affiliation and vote in the runoff. The party switch will not be permanent and only impacts the Primary runoff, Kelley said.

In November the ballot is open and all candidates will be on the ballot, he added.