A look at changes in Ohio’s voting rules from 2012 to 2016

Another thing to consider when preparing for either the early voting period or the actual March 1 primary is your voter registration.

According to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, more than half of Texas voters tend to vote early.

You’ll be able to cast your ballot until Friday February 26th. People may also choose to vote an issues-only ballot if they prefer to be considered a nonpartisan voter. Fulton’s active voters are defined as those who have cast ballots in recent previous elections and are known to live at their current address, he said.

All early voting in Fannin County will take place at the Fannin County Courthouse, 101 E. Sam Rayburn Drive, in Bonham.

“We processed 6,256 [voter registration] applications in January, whereas in 2014 we processed 14,305”, he said.

“You never really know how the turnout will be until the election but both of the major (presidential) candidates have enthusiastic supporters, and there seems to be a lot of interest there”, she said. A runoff is triggered when no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote.

McCormick said a big concern is that primary voters might rely on the organizations or groups to point them toward a candidate rather than taking the time to educate themselves. Students line up and camp out overnight to be the first ones at the polls, which open at 7:00 a.m. Students have been waiting to cast their ballots since 10 p.m. the night before.

OH voters who have not cast ballots since the last presidential election might notice some changes this year at the polls thanks to a legal agreement and new laws.