Ahead of the last day of early voting for the 2018 midterm, 49,768 Hays County residents had cast their ballots early—easily surpassing the 16,744 early votes submitted in the first 11 days of early voting in the 2014 midterm election. Hays County residents who are registered to vote can do so at any polling location in the county Friday. On Nov. 6 voters must vote at the polling site assigned to the precinct in which they live. Readers can get to know the candidates on the ballot before they vote by checking out Community Impact Newspaper’s voter guide.