Early voting starts Monday for Dec. 7 runoff election in Copperas Cove

By LYNETTE SOWELL 
Cove Leader-Press 

Polls will be open Monday, Nov. 29 through Friday, Dec, 3 for early voting for the Dec. 7 runoff election for Copperas Cove city council Place 3. 
Voting will take place at the Copperas Cove Early Voting Center from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. next week, with the exception of Tuesday, when polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. The Early Voting Center is located at 508-B Cove Terrace Shopping Center. 
Tuesday, Dec. 7, runoff election day, polls will be open from  7 a.m. until 7 p.m. 
The runoff will take place between Shawn Alzona and Scott A. Remalia. 
The two candidates received the most votes in the Nov. 2 special election for Place 3, which has a term that expires in November 2022. Alzona received 734 votes, or 49 percent. Remalia received 379 votes, or 26 percent. A third candidate, William Gregory Smith received 372 votes, or 25 percent.
For more information on the candidates, visit the Leader-Press Election 2021 page, at https://www.coveleaderpress.com/election-2021.