Oct. 5 is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election.

Hays County residents wishing to register can do so at the Hays County Elections Office in the Government Center at 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Ste. 1045, San Marcos.

The Hays County Elections Office, San Marcos Clerks Office and Texas Secretary of State website also have voter registration forms that can be mailed to the Hays County Elections Office. The forms must be put in the mail at least 30 days before the election.

Early voting will take place Oct. 19-30 in Hays County. For a list of sites open during the early voting period visit the Hays County Elections web site.

In San Marcos and Buda voters will be choosing City Council members and approving or denying local propositions. In Buda, Proposition 1 would extend the hours that some restaurants and bars may sell alcohol from midnight to 2 a.m.

In San Marcos, Proposition 1 could prevent the city of San Marcos from adding certain types of fluoride to the city’s water supply, although the citizens group that petitioned to add the proposition to the ballot said the wording of the item leaves the city with a loophole that could allow them to continue fluoridation.

Proposition 2 in San Marcos is related to the process for petitioning to add items to the November ballot. The measure would require a cross reference of all signatures collected on a petition before the petition is deemed valid.

Voters throughout the state will also be able to vote on seven propositions amending the Texas constitution. Proposition 7 would dedicate “certain sales and use tax revenue and motor vehicle sales, use, and rental tax revenue to the state highway fund to provide funding for nontolled roads and the reduction of certain transportation-related debt.”

Hays County Elections Administrator Joyce Cowan said that because this is an odd-numbered year there will not be any statewide or national offices on the ballots. In areas such as Kyle, which will only have constitutional amendments on the ballot, Cowan said turnout will likely be low.

Areas such as Buda and San Marcos will probably have higher turnout because voters like casting ballots for people, she said.

“Do I expect large voter turnout in this election?” Cowan said. “No. I really don’t. Stronger in some areas, and I put that to the effect of people coming out to vote for people.”