Henderson, TX — There has been unusually high early voting in Henderson for an amendments-only election, Rusk County Elections Administrator Kathie Wittner said Wednesday.

As of noon Wednesday, a total of 2,269 early ballots had been cast, a fact Wittner attributes to the two alcohol referendums and school bond issues being voted on.

“This is a much larger turnout than normal for an election where there’s not a major office on the ballot, but I think these two issues are very important to the people of Henderson,” she said.

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