County names election judges, approves 20 vote centers for Nov. 4 election

Taylor County Commissioners Court on Aug. 26 approved appointments for presiding and alternate judges for countywide polling places and approved 20 countywide vote-center locations for the Nov. 4, 2025 statewide constitutional amendment and special elections.

Elections administrator Freda Reagan told the court the presiding judge represents the political party whose gubernatorial candidate received the most votes in the 2022 election and that alternate judges come from the other party; the lists presented to the court came from the county chairs for each party. “These individuals are people that are affiliated or aligned with their respective parties,” Reagan said. The court approved the appointments for the period Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.

Reagan also presented 20 vote-center locations that will be open on Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. She walked the court through several name or location changes: Christian Service Center (formerly Woodlawn Church of Christ), Victory Free Methodist Church (formerly Church of Christ on S. 11th), Lytle South Baptist Church returning as a location, and a new Ministry Church of Christ site replacing Thomas Elementary after the school closed.

Reagan said presiding judges are paid $18 an hour and alternate judges $14 an hour; she reminded the court that state law requires training for judges prior to elections. Commissioners moved to approve the judge appointments and the election-day vote-center locations with no public opposition; both motions carried unanimously.