Election filing begins across city

Filing for positions across the city of Breckenridge began Wednesday, Jan. 16 and will continue until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, according to a release from the city. Two positions are up for re-election this year for the city, three for the Breckenridge ISD School Board, and three on the Stephens Memorial Hospital District. The election will be held on Saturday, May 4.

The city

Place 3 and 4 are up for election this year for the city of Breckenridge. All eligible voters in Breckenridge may vote for all positions, according to the release. Anyone who qualifies to run may file in the City Secretary’s office for any race. In order to qualify, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be a U.S. citizen

• Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the

term to be filled at the

election or on the date of

appointment, as applicable

•Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote

• Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities

•Have resided continuously in the State for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the date of the filing deadline

•Be a registered voter in the territory from which the office is elected as of the date of the filing deadline from a candidate’s place on the ballot Currently, David Wimberley serves at Place 3 and Tom Cyprian serves at Place 4. Wimberley has served since being elected in 2013 and Cyprian has served since 2014, while serving as the Mayor Pro Tem since 2016, according to the city’s website.

The Breckenridge American will have coverage of the election over the next several months.

For more information on the election filing period, contact the city offices at 254-559-8287.

School District

Places 3, 4 and 5 are up in this year’s school district election. Currently, Carey Woodward serves at Place 3, Pat Escalon serves at Place 4 and Russell Creager serves at Place 5. The deadline is 5 p.m. on Feb.

15.

For more information on the school board election or to file, contact BISD administration at 254-559-2278.

Hospital District

For the Stephens Hospital District Board, there are three at-large board of director positions up for election. The positions are currently held by Tom Echols, Ted Goldsmith and J.M. Simmonds. The last day to apply for a place on the ballot in the general election is 5 p.m. on Feb.

15.

Election day will be Saturday, May 4, 2019, unless the candidates are running unopposed.

For more information on the election, contact the Stephens Memorial Hospital at 254-559-2241.