Election Day 2016: Polling locations and other voter information

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Election day is only one day away, and here is what you need to know about polling locations and what to bring with you.

Bowie County Polling Locations

The polling places listed below will be for voting in the General Election to elect Presidential Electors, Members of Congress, the Legislature, and state, district, and county officers; and adopting or rejecting any proposed Constitutional Amendments as submitted by the Legislature, Regular Session, of the state of Texas; also voting for or against a Fire Fighter’s Measure and electing Board Members in the City of Texarkana, Texas, as well as electing trusteed for the MALTA Independent School Districts and Red Lick Independent School District.

Voting will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 8th.

Polling places by precinct number:

1A/4E: Bowie-Cass Adult Education Center, 3201 Lincoln Ave., Texarkana

1B: C.K. Bender Elementary School, 2300 Buchanan Road, Texarkana

2A: Liberty-Eylau Pre-Kindergarten Center/Grandview campus, 3105 Norris Cooley Drive, Texarkana

2B/4D/5A: Westlawn Elementary School, 410 Westlawn Drive, Texarkana

2C: Theron Jones Early Literacy Center, 2600 W. 15th St., Texarkana

2D: WITH PCT 4C

3A: Collins Memorial Building, 3000 Texas Blvd., Texarkana

3B: City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd., Texarkana

4A: WITH PCT 4C

4B: Spring Lake Park Elementary School, 4324 Ghio Fish Blvd., Texarkana

4C/4A/2D/5B: Truman Arnold Student Center, Texarkana College, 2500 N. Robison Road, Texarkana

4D: WITH PCT 2B


4E: WITH PCT 1A


5A: WITH PCT 2B


5B: WITH PCT 4C

5C: Pleasant Grove High School, 5406 McKnight Road, Texarkana

6A: First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Lane, Texarkana

6B: Pleasant Grove Middle School, 5605 Cooks Lane, Texarkana

7: City Hall, 624 Burma Road, Wake Village

8A: Liberty-Eylau School of Success, 766 Macedonia Road, Texarkana

8B: Eylau Methodist Church, 5214 S. U.S. Highway 59, Texarkana

8C: Buchanan Baptist Church, 3635 Buchanan Loop Road, Texarkana

9: Nash Elementary School, 100 Burton St., Nash

10: Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 3123 Farm to Market Road 559, Texarkana

11: Leary Elementary School, 9500 W. New Boston Road, Hooks

12: Red Springs Baptist Church, 1101 FM 991, Texarkana

13/30: Hooks High School, 401 E. Ave. A, Hooks

14: Bowie County Courthouse, 710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston

15: Malta Elementary School, 6178 W. U.S. Highway 82, DeKalb

16: Redwater City Hall, 120 Redwater Blvd. W., Redwater

17: City Hall, 135 Main St., Maud

18: First Baptist Church, 506 S. McCoy Blvd., New Boston

19: Old Salem Baptist Church, 6199 FM 1840, New Boston

20: Masonic Lodge, 101 N.E. Bowie St., DeKalb

21: Springhill Baptist Church, 687 FM 114, DeKalb

22: Oakgrove Lighthouse Church, 194 FM 1326, DeKalb

24: WITH PCT 25

25/24: DeKalb High School, 152 S.W. Maple St., DeKalb

27: Simms Baptist Church, 105 County Road 4216, Simms

28: Crossroads Community Center, 10650 FM 561, Simms

29: Wards Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 17 CR 4239, DeKalb

30: Hooks High School, 401 E. Ave. A, Hooks

BOWIE COUNTY SAMPLE BALLOT: BALLOT

Miller County Polling Locations

Voting in Miller County will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on November 8th.

Any registered voter who lives in Miller County may vote at any of the following locations. There will be no voting in the Miller County Courthouse on Election Day.

Polling places by precinct name:

Bright Star: Bright Star Elementary School, 4019 Arkansas Highway 160, Doddridge

Central: Genoa Central High School, 12472 Arkansas Highway 196, Texarkana

College Hill: Highland Church Of Christ, 1705 Highland Ave., Texarkana

Doddridge: Doddridge Volunteer Fire Station, 145 CR 201, Doddridge

Fouke: Fouke Community Center, 203 E. Redcut Road, Fouke

Garland: City Hall, 104 Fifth St., Garland

Genoa: First Baptist Church, 70 CR 289, Genoa

Greenwich Village: Christ United Methodist Church, 5204 S. Rondo Road, Texarkana

Hickory Street and Hickory Street South: Hickory Street Baptist Church, 2923 Hickory St., Texarkana

Mandeville: Mandeville Baptist Church, 76 CR 144, Texarkana

North Heights: Central Baptist Church, 2117 E. 35th St., Texarkana

Ozan-Inghram: Ozan Inghram/Iron Mountain Neighborhood Center, 1101 Couch St., Texarkana

Rondo: Rondo United Methodist Church, 2335 N. Rondo Road, Texarkana

Sandflat-Glendale: Sandflat/Glendale Center, 209 E. 14th St., Texarkana

Sugar Hill: Sugar Hill Methodist Church, 1621 Sugar Hill Road, Texarkana

Trice: Faith Assembly of God Church, 2001 Arkansas Blvd., Texarkana

Union: Cornerstone Baptist Church, 3900 Union Road, Texarkana

Washington: Washington Academy Charter School, 1900 Marietta St., Texarkana

In order to vote in Bowie County you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be registered to vote
  • Be a US citizen
  • Be 18 by Election Day, Nov 8
  • Not be serving a sentence (including parole) for a felony conviction
  • Not have been determined by a court to be (1) totally mentally incapacitated; or (2) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote

Bring one of the following identifications (The ID must be current, or be expired for less than 4 years):

  • Texas driver license issued by the Department of Public Safety
  • Texas election ID certificate
  • Texas personal ID card
  • Texas license to carry a handgun
  • US military ID card with your photograph
  • US citizenship certificate containing your photograph (doesn’t need to be current)
  • US passport

If you do not have any of these forms of identification, you will need to (1) sign a sworn statement that there is a reason why you don’t have any of the IDs listed above, and (2) bring one of the following:

  • Valid voter registration certificate
  • Certified birth certificate
  • Current utility bill
  • Government check
  • Pay-stub or bank statement that includes your name and address
  • Copy of or original government document with your name and an address (original required if it contains a photograph).

In order to vote in Miller County, Arkansas you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be registered to vote in Arkansas
  • Be a US citizen
  • Be 18 by Election Day, Nov 8
  • Live in Arkansas by Oct 9
  • Not be in jail or prison for a felony conviction
  • Not be currently judged mentally incompetent by a court
ID requirements

If you’ve voted in Arkansas before, you don’t need to provide ID to vote by mail or in person

If you’re voting for the first time in Arkansas, registered to vote by mail, and didn’t submit a copy of your ID when you registered, attach a copy to your mail ballot or bring one of the following to vote:

  • Driver’s license
  • Non-driver’s license ID
  • Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document with your name and address

 

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