First of two candidate forums set for Oct. 3

By LYENTTE SOWELL 

Cove Leader-Press 

The Nov. 5 election is a little more than one month away, and Copperas Cove voters will have two opportunities to hear from city council and school board candidates at political forums. 

The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce is holding a forum on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 5:30-8 p.m., at the Copperas Cove city council chambers, located at 508 S. 2nd St. 

The chamber also plans to live stream the forum on its Facebook page. 

The chamber invites voters to submit questions for the forum to chamber@copperascove.com. Voters should indicate if their questions are for the city council candidates or for the school board, with one question per email. Due to time constraints, it is not guaranteed that all questions will be asked. 

A second forum will be held by the Coryell County Republican Women, on Saturday, Oct. 19, starting at 10 a.m., at 1802 MLK Jr. Blvd. 

Candidates have been invited to attend the forums, which will involve a timed question-and-answer format. 

For the Copperas Cove city council, candidates include Dan Yancey, running unopposed for mayor. 

For Copperas Cove city council Place 1, the candidates are Howard Hawk and Christina Strohfus. For Place 2, the candidates are George Duncan, Victor Perry Hall II, Rita Hogan. 

For the Copperas Cove Independent School District board of trustees, Place 1 candidates include Inez Faison (incumbent) and Sherry Hoffpauir. For Place 2, candidates include Shameria Ann Davis (incumbent) and Timothy Traeger.  

The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election is Oct. 7. 

The Texas Secretary of State’s website has a page where voters can check on their registration status at https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do. 

The voter registration process can begin online, but the form must be printed, signed, and mailed. 

Voter registration applications are available at the local Coryell County Tax Assessor’s office in Cove Terrace Shopping Center, at the post office and local library. 

Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 21 and goes through Friday, Nov. 5. 

The first week of early voting, polls will be open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Oct. 21-25. 

The Early Voting Center will be open extended hours on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. 

The second week of early voting, Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, the center will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.