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Running uncontested as Justice of the Peace for Hays County Precinct 4.
Burns is the incumbent Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4, seeking another term as the Republican nominee. He has no November opponent.
Why this race matters
The Justice of the Peace runs the court most people actually end up in: evictions, small claims up to $20,000, traffic tickets, and other small offenses. Your JP is chosen only by voters in your part of the county, and does not have to be a lawyer. In counties without a medical examiner, the JP is also who gets called when someone dies unexpectedly, to decide if there's an investigation. Whoever ends up in front of a JP is standing in front of someone your vote put there.
The Democratic candidate
No Democrat filed for this office, so there is no Democratic pick to make. Everyone who did file is listed below.
Also on the ballot
Every candidate who filed for this office appears here.
John Burns
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Where to vote
You can vote at any vote center in Hays County, during early voting or on Election Day. Locations and hours by city: