The U.S Supreme Court recently ruled to uphold the Texas Voter Law that will affect the upcoming November elections. The new law has changed the accepted forms of identification, stating that only certain types of identification will be accepted in to vote. Personal ids, drivers licenses, birth certificates, U.S. citizenship papers, a U.S passport, ... [Read More…]
Voter registration ends Monday
Registration to vote in the upcoming statewide election ends Monday. The Taylor County general election will take place Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters can choose to participate in early voting instead from Oct. 20 to Oct. 31. This year, Taylor County is implementing voting centers. This countywide polling system will allow registered ... [Read More…]
Texas Secretary of State speaks on voting law
Texas Secretary of State John Steen briefly visited the university while attending an election education event in Abilene. While on campus he attended Chapel, ate lunch with President Phil Schubert and toured the AT&T Learning Studio. Steen said Alicia Pierce ('02), communications director for the Office of the Secretary of State, ... [Read More…]