With elections coming closer, so are the deadlines for signing up for voter registration.
The last day to register to be eligible to vote in the March 1 Primary is February 1, 2016. Smith County residents can register at the Elections Office, at 302 E. Ferguson, or online, at Votetexas.gov.
Early voting for the Primary Election is February 16-26, and there will be five Smith County polling places. Early voting times are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. February 16-19; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. February 20; 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. February 21; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. February 22-26.
Early Voting locations will be at the R.B. Hubbard Facility, next door to the Elections Office, at 304. E. Ferguson in Tyler; the Lindale Public Library, 200 E. Hubbard St. in Lindale; Heritage Building, 1900 W. Bellwood Road in Tyler; Whitehouse Municipal Court, 311 E. Main St. in Whitehouse; and the Noonday Community Center, 16662 County Road 196 in Noonday.
For more information, go to http://www.smith-county.com/