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Voters can cast their ballots at the Jefferson County Courthouse
Polls will be open this weekend for early voting in Beaumont’s mayoral runoff election, one in which residents will pick a new chief executive for the first time since 2007 when outgoing Mayor Becky Ames first won.
Early voting ends June 15 ahead of election day on Saturday, June 19, and voters can choose between four polling locations. Registered voters can cast their vote for businessman Roy West or former Beaumont City Councilwoman Robin Mouton by visiting the Beaumont Courthouse at 1085 Pearl St., the Rogers Park Recreation Center at 6540 Gladys Ave., Theodore Johns Library at 4255 Fannett Rd. or the John Paul Davis Community Center at 3580 E. Lucas Dr.
As of June 11, 8,809 Beaumont voters have cast early ballots, with Rogers Park collecting 4,616 votes, Theodore Johns Library hosting 1,531 votes, John Paul Davis Community Center counting 991 votes and the county courthouse tabulating 405 votes in two days of early voting.
Each early voting location will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, June 11 and again on Saturday, June 12 for the same nine-hour time frame. Polls reopen for an extended three hours – from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Monday, June 14 through Friday, June 15. Voters will be required to show at least one form of Texas identification. The seven acceptable forms of photo ID include a Texas driver license, election ID certificate, personal ID card, handgun license, U.S. citizenship certificate, U.S. Military ID or U.S. passport.
Beaumont voters will have 14 polling locations to choose from on election day June 19, with options including Amelia Elementary, Beaumont Municipal Airport, BISD Administration Building, Dishman Elementary, O.C. Mike Taylor Career Center, Rogers Park Community Center, Roy Guess Elementary, Alice Keith Park Recreation Center, Charlton-Pollard Elementary, Jefferson County Courthouse, MLK Middle School, John Paul Davis Community Center, Sterling Pruitt Center and Theodore Johns Library.