Polititaco Tuesdays continue at Howard College

Polititaco Tuesdays – hosted by Big Spring High School, Howard County Library and Howard College Anthony Hunt Library - are continuing next week, with the fourth session, at Howard College Library. The voter education forum this week is set to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and the community is invited. The focus will be a Question and Answer Ses

sion with the candidates.

“We wanted to do everything we can to prepare our students and community members for the upcoming elections,” said Jill Defore, Librarian. “So many of them are unsure of the process and it is our responsibility to educate them about their right to vote and what they can expect on election day.”

Last week, the forum focused on “Who/what’s on the Ballot?” and a few of the candidates were on hand to meet with attendees. The conversation was

one-on-one based and City Council Candidates Cody Hughes and Nadine Reyes were on hand as well as County Commissioner candidate Shiloh Salazar.

According to the press release issued last week about the forums, all attendees are required to sign in, wear a mask, and be screened with a hands-free temperature check as they enter the library. Howard College students can attend the event virtually if they prefer.

Everyone who signs in will automatically be entered to win a drawing for one of three taco night party packages, one of which includes a television.

“We received two separate grants to help us fund this project which allowed us to create the prize packages and entice people to come out and educate themselves about the voting process and get their voting related questions answered,” said Defore.

The final session will take place on Oct. 27 and will focus on Voting Walk

Through. The community

is invited to attend.

Amanda Duforat is the Managing Editor at the Big Spring Herald. To contact her, e-mail editor@ bigspringherald.com or call 432-263-7331.

HERALD photo/amanda Duforat The next event in the Polititaco Tuesday will take place at the Howard College Library this coming Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. The community is invited to attend.

HERALD photos/amanda Duforat Polititaco Tuesday was held this past week covering “Who/what is on the ballot” with three of the candidates on the ballot attending the event. This coming Tuesday will be a Q&A Session with the candidates on the ballot. All of the candidates have been invited to attend these weekly events.