Early voting underway for city, school district elections
FROM STAFF REPORTS
BURNET — While it might not be as “big” as the Republican and Democratic primaries, local school and city elections play a major role in Highland Lakes communities.
The May 7 election features several municipalities and school boards on the ballot.
Early voting for this election runs April 25-May 3.
There are elections in both Llano and Burnet counties for the various jurisdictions.
In Burnet County, early voting locations are the Burnet County Courthouse, 220 S. Pierce in Burnet, and the Burnet County Courthouse South Annex, 810 Steve Hawkins Parkway in Marble Falls.
Both locations are open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 25-27, April 29 and May 3. On April 28 and May 2, the two polling spots are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
In Burnet County, voters have a number of races.
Marble Falls Independent School District board of trustees
• Place 1 (vote for one) — Jim Coursey, Gary Boshears and Lenwood Nelson
• Place 2 (uncontested) — Karl Westerman
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees
• Place 1 (vote for one) — Earl L. Foster and Rick Prewire
• Place 5 (vote for one) — C. Andy Feild and Kerry Carroll
City of Burnet
• City Council (vote for one, two or three) — Philip Thurman, Danny Lester, Paul Shell and Joyce Laudenschlager
City of Bertram
• Mayor (vote for one) — John W. Mandigo and Cynthia “Shell” Anderson
• Alderman (vote for none, one or two) — Robert “Lane” Skip, Brian Lynch, Kim Allen Klose, Adam Warden and Jean Worrell
City of Granite Shoals
• Place 2 Council (vote for none or one) — Shirley King
• Place 4 Council (vote for none or one) — Tom Dillard and Arturo Rubio
• Place 6 Council (vote for none or one) — Mark Morren, Michael Steenburgen and Will Skinner
• Proposition 1 (vote for or against) — The adoption of a local sales and use tax in the city of Granite Shoals at the rate of 1 percent, the adoption of a local sales and use tax in the city of Granite Shoals at the rate of three-fourths of 1 percent to provide revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets, and the abolition of the additional sales and use tax within the city.
• Proposition 2 (vote for or against) — The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the city of Granite Shoals at the rate of one-fourth of 1 percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.
City of Cottonwood Shores
• Council Place 1 (vote for none or one) — Bill Plumley, Tony Satsky and Matthew Orlando
• Council Place 3 (vote for none or one) — Cheryl Mott Trinidad and Mary Ann Plumley
• Council Place 5 (vote for none or one) — Roger Watson
In Llano County, early voting locations are the Llano County Library, 102 E. Haynie in Llano; the Kingsland Branch Library, 125 W. Polk in Kingsland; and the Horseshoe Bay Property Owners’ Association, 107 Twilight in Horseshoe Bay.
The Llano County Library polling is 7 a.m.-7 p.m. April 25; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 26-29; 7 a.m-7 p.m. May 2; and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 3.
The Kingsland Branch Library polling is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25-May 3. The Horseshoe Bay POA hours are 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 25-May 3.
City of Llano
• Alderman (vote for none, one, two or three) – Mike Hazel, Sammy Leverett, Mikel Virdell, Bryan Miiller, Gail Lang and John Ferguson.
Llano Independent School District board of trustees
• Place 2 (vote for none or one) — Lance Dillard and Phillips (Phil) Hay, Jr.
• Place 6 (vote for none or one) — Todd Keller and Lyn Jenkins
• Place 7 (vote for none or one) — Jeff Kuykendall
Go to co.llano.tx.us for information on Llano County elections and burnetcountytexas.org for more on Burnet County elections.
