For the first time in many years, Miller County's early voting will not be held in the courthouse this fall to meet social distancing requirements and safety concerns, an election official said.
The Cabe Fellowship Center at First Methodist Church will host the 13 days of early voting to be held between Oct. 19 through Nov. 2. There will be no Election Day voting at Cabe Center on Nov. 3, said Linda Crawford. Miller County election coordinator. The center is located at 400 E. Sixth St. in downtown Texarkana.
The Cabe Center will allow a larger space for voting equipment to be spread out and accommodate social distancing, she said.
"The state is helping us with all the sanitation requirements so all hard surfaces and equipment will be continually sanitized," she said.
"Each voter will sign and use a touch screen with their own stylus that can be disposed of."
Early voting dates and times at the Cabe Center will be:
Monday, Oct. 19 - Friday, Oct. 23 and Monday, Oct. 26 to Friday, Oct. 30 - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 31 -10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early voting days and hours are set by the State of Arkansas
Other early voting sites open for 3 days
During the last three days of early voting, three additional early voting sites will be open. They are:
Central Baptist Church, 2117 East 35th St., Texarkana
Stanley Davis Community Center, 203 East Redcut Road, Fouke
Sugar Hill United Methodist Church, 1621 Sugar Hill Road, Texarkana
Early voting days and hours at these three locations will be:
Thursday Oct. 29 and Friday, Oct. 30 - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Election Day voting sites
Election Day voting sites are open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3
College Hill, Highland Church of Christ: 1705 Highland, Texarkana
Doddridge, Doddridge Community Center, Doddridge
Fouke, Stanley Davis Community Center: 203 East Redcut Road, Fouke
Garland, Garland City Hall: 104 5th Street; Garland
Greenwich Village, Christ United Methodist Church: 5204 South Rondo Road, Texarkana
Hickory Street Baptist Church: 2923 Hickory Street, Texarkana
Legacy Baptist Church (formerly Genoa Baptist Church): 70 MC 289, Texarkana
North Heights, Central Baptist Church: 2117 East 35th Texarkana
Ozan, Jamison Center of Kindness: 1101 Couch, Texarkana
Rondo, Rondo United Methodist Church: 2335 North Rondo Road, Texarkana
Sandflat, Bridging the Gap of Arkansas: 209 East 14th, Texarkana
Sugar Hill, Sugar Hill United Methodist Church: 1621 Sugar Hill Road, Texarkana
Union, Cornerstone Baptist Church: 3900 Union Road, Texarkana