Burnt Orange Report

Early Voting Starts in 8 Hours

By Byron LaMasters

And the voting machines are ready for use in the UGL on the UT campus:

So are the University Democrats who are going to be right outside the library all night. There was a live shot by two of the local ten o'clock news stations. Here's one of them:

And there's lots of fun and games as well. Balloons, bubbles, pizza, face painting and more:

I'll be ready to vote tomorrow morning. My choices for each race I'll be voting in are here. Here's a sample Travis County ballot (PDF).

President and Vice President: John Kerry / John Edwards - DEM
United States Representative, District 10: Write-in, Lorenzo Sadun - DEM
Railroad Commissioner: Bob Scarborough - DEM
Justice, Supreme Court Place 3 - No vote
Justice, Supreme Court Place 5 - No vote
Justice, Supreme Court Place 9: David Van Os - DEM
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2: Quannah Parker - LIB
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5: Tom Oxford - LIB
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6: J.R. Molina - DEM
State Representative, District 49: Elliott Naishtat - DEM
Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4: Jan Patterson - DEM
Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 6: Diane Henson - DEM
District Judge, 53rd Judicial District: Scott Jenkins - DEM
District Judge, 98th Judicial District: W. Jeanne Mercer - DEM
District Judge, 126th Judicial District: Darlene Byrne - DEM
District Judge, 167th Judicial District: Mike Lynch - DEM
District Judge, 200th Judicial District: Gisela Triana - DEM
District Judge, 345th Judicial District: Stephen Yelenosky - DEM
District Judge, 353rd Judicial District: Margaret Cooper
District Judge, 390th Judicial District: No vote
District Attorney: Ronnie Earle - DEM
Judge, County Court at Law 5: Nancy Hohengarten - DEM
County Attorney: David Escamilla - DEM
Sheriff: Greg Hamilton - DEM
County Tax Assessor-Collector: Nelda Wells Spears - DEM
County Commissioner, Precinct 1: Ron Davis - DEM
Constable, Precinct 5: Bruce Elfant - DEM
Capitol Metro Referendum: FOR