Early voting numbers are varying significantly in the races for positions up for election with the Lamesa school district, City of Lamesa, and Dawson County Hospital District. Early voting began last Monday and will end this coming Tuesday. The races for openings on the Lamesa Independent School District (LISD) board had drawn 146 voters as of Friday mid-morning. That is probably a record, since school board races usually attract about 50 total early votes, said Bernett Hernandez, LISD superintendent secretary and elections clerk. A total of 119 residents have cast their ballots early in the Dawson County Hospital District board races as of ...