Participation in the Primary Election process is so important.  Hopefully you will find this information helpful.  For further details, including sample ballots for all races for both parties and list of Tom Green County early-voting sites, visit www.VoteTomGreenCounty.org.

What is a Primary Election?
A Primary Election is a preliminary election held every 2 years in which voters choose their nominee in each district to represent their Party on the General Election ballot for November 2^nd.

Who can vote in the Primary Election?
Everyone registered to vote in Tom Green County by February 1^st is eligible.  In Texas the primary is semi-closed.  Voters do not register by Party when they apply to vote, but they must choose one Party’s ballot on which to vote in the Primary Election.

When is the Primary Election?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010.  Early voting is from Tuesday, February 16^th through Friday, February 26^th.

Where is the Primary Election?
While voters must vote at the polling location in their neighborhood on Election Day, they may vote at any early-voting location in Tom Green County during the early-voting period.

Why is it important to vote in the Primary Election?
This is an extraordinary opportunity for the general public to participate in the election process.  In other countries the government or the political parties have exclusive control over selection of candidates.  A voter participating in the Primary Election and General Election is actually being heard twice.

What is a Precinct Convention?
The Precinct Convention elects delegates and alternates to attend the Senatorial District Convention and proposes resolutions for the SD Convention to consider.  The SD Convention is an all-day event scheduled for Saturday, March 20^th, held at various locations and times throughout the district.  Delegates to the SD Convention elect delegates for the State Convention.

Who should participate in the Precinct Convention?
Anyone who participated in the Primary is eligible to attend his/her Party’s Precinct Convention.

When and where is the Precinct Convention?
At 7:15 pm or after the last voter has voted, and it is located at the voter’s polling location.

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