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Early voting gets underway Monday in runoffs for city council seats. 

The early voting period will run through Tuesday, June 1, with poll closures on Sunday, May 30 and Monday, May 31 for the Memorial Day holiday. From May 24-28, poll hours will run 8 a.m.-6 p.m., while polls will be open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on May 29 and June 1.

Those who miss the early voting period will need to wait until Saturday, June 5 to cast their ballots.

Residents of council districts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9 will be voting in runoffs. Below is the list of candidates:

  • District 1: Roberto Treviño vs. Mario Bravo
  • District 2: Jada Andrews-Sullivan vs. Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
  • District 3: Phyllis Viagran vs. Tomas Uresti
  • District 5: Teri Castillo vs. Rudy Lopez
  • District 9: John Courage vs. Patrick Von Dohlen

The Bexar County Elections Department maintains this list of early voting sites.

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Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...