Voter registration deadline April 4 for local elections in May

The last day to register to vote in the May 4 local elections is Thursday, April 4. 

Races include: 

• city council seats in Marble Falls, Granite Shoals, Burnet, Meadowlakes, Sunrise Beach Village, Cottonwood Shores, and Highland Haven; 
• mayors in Sunrise Beach Village and Meadowlakes; 
• and school board seats in the Marble Falls, Burnet, and Llano districts.

REGISTRATION/ELECTION RESOURCES

• Visit VoteTexas.gov to register online or check your registration status.
• Contact the Burnet County Elections Office at 512-715-5288 or visit in person at 220 S. Pierce St. in Burnet from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
• Contact the Llano County Elections Office at 325-247-5425 or visit in person at 1447 Texas 71 East in Llano.

IMPORTANT DATES

• April 4 is the last day to register to vote.
• April 22 is the first day of early voting.
• April 30 is the last day of early voting.
• May 4 is Election Day.

RACES

City councils

Marble Falls

Two-year terms

• Place 1 —Griff Morris (incumbent)
• Place 3 — Lauren Haltom (incumbent)
• Place 5 — Dee Haddock (incumbent), Richard Westerman, John Davis

Granite Shoals

Two-year terms

• Place 1 — Brian Edwards (incumbent)
• Place 2 — Mike Pfister (incumbent)
• Place 4 — Steve Hougen (incumbent)
• Place 6 — Phil Ort (incumbent), Catherine Bell

Burnet

Two-year terms

The top three vote-getters will be seated on the council:

• Dennis Langley (incumbent)
• Phillip Thurman (incumbent)
• Cindia Talamantez
• Juan Anthony Fransisco Jr.
• Zechariah “Zac” Neely
• Tommy Gaut

Meadowlakes

Two-year terms

• Mayor — Mark Bentley (incumbent), Aaron Codispoti
• Place 1 — Don Wheeler, Mike Barry
• Place 3 — Jerry Drummond (incumbent), Carolyn Richmond

Sunrise Beach Village

Two-year terms

• Mayor — Rob Hardy, John Schwin

The top two vote-getters will be seated on the council:

• Dan Gower
• Frank Donnell
• Jeff Cook

Cottonwood Shores

Two-year terms

• Place 1 — Michael Ritchie (incumbent)
• Place 3 — Cheri Trinidad (incumbent)
• Place 5 — Roger Wayson (incumbent)

Highland Haven

Two-year terms

• Mayor — Olan Kelley (incumbent)

The top two vote-getters will be seated on the Board of Alderman:

• Don Hagans (incumbent)
• Terry Nuss (incumbent)

School boards

Marble Falls ISD

Three-year terms

• Place 5 — Alex Payson
• Place 6 — Kevin Naumann (incumbent)
• Place 7 — Kevin Virdell (incumbent)

Burnet Consolidated ISD

Three-year terms

• Place 2 — Angela Moore (incumbent)
• Place 4 — Ross Behrens (incumbent)
• Place 5 — Katy Duke (incumbent), Amber Cardenas
• Place 6 — David Bennett

Llano ISD

Three-year terms

• Place 1 — Rob Wilson (incumbent), Pamela Huston
• Place 5 — Dean Campbell (incumbent), Penny Wimberly, Reed Norman

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