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(ARCHIVE PHOTO | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Stephens County residents have until Thursday, April 2 to register to vote in the upcoming May election with local contested races on the ballot.
Stephens County residents have until the beginning of April to register to vote in the upcoming May local election.
Early voting in the May election will run from April 20-28 and election day will be Saturday, May 2. The last day to register to vote in the May election will be Thursday, April 2 and the last day to apply for a ballot by mail will be Monday, April 20.
To register, a voter can complete a registration application and return it to the Stephens County Clerk at Stephens County Courthouse at 200 West Walker St.
To be eligible to register, a potential voter must be a U.S. citizen, resident of Stephens County, not a convicted felon, at least 17 years and 10 months old on the date of registration and not been declared to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
To check your registration status, visit votetexas.gov, or contact the office of the Stephens County Clerk at 254-559-3700.
Candidates across Stephens County filed for a place on the ballot in May, with both contested and uncontested local races upcoming.
The filing period was open from Wednesday, Jan. 14 through Friday, Feb. 13. The last day to file a declaration of write-in candidacy was Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Candidate applications could be obtained and submitted for the May election from each separate county entity.
Local entities that had seats up for election in May were the city of Breckenridge, Breckenridge ISD and Stephens Memorial Hospital. Contested elections, where more than one candidate filed for a position, will be held for the city and BISD.
If an election has no opposition for an open seat, those elections can be canceled.
The Stephens Memorial Hospital Board of Directors voted in February to cancel its election after the incumbents were the only candidates to file. Those candidates who filed for reelection were Wade Toombs, Todd Tidwell, Bruce Curry and Kevin Simmons.
Local Candidates by Entity
City of Breckenridge
Four candidates filed for the position of mayor which were Bob Sims, who filed for reelection, along with candidates Paul Huntington Jr., Brent Ensey and Kord Trammel. Huntington Jr. serves as the Place 4 commissioner and, if elected, would vacate his seat.
Blake Hamilton filed for reelection to his Place 1 seat on the commission along with candidate John Green. Current Place 2 Commissioner Greg Akers did not file for reelection. Justin Rose was the sole candidate to file for that position.
Mayor
Bob Sims (Incumbent)
Paul Huntington Jr.
Brent Ensey
Kord Trammel
Commissioner Place 1
Blake Hamilton (Incumbent)
John Green
Commissioner Place 2
Justin Rose
Breckenridge ISD
Breckenridge ISD has four school board positions up for election in May, with only one seat having contested candidates. Paul Lippe filed for reelection to the Place 4 seat along with candidates Leslie Hamilton, Tonya Wright-Taylor and Kenneth Taylor.
The Place 3, 6 and 7 had only the incumbents file for reelection to their positions. Those incumbents are Ty Bartoskewitz (Place 3), Nic McClymond (Place 6) and Chad Townson (Place 7).
Board Member Place 3
Ty Bartoskewitz (Incumbent)
Board Member Place 4
Paul Lippe (Incumbent)
Leslie Hamilton
Tonya Wright-Taylor
Kenneth Taylor
Board Member Place 6
Nic McClymond (Incumbent)
Board Member Place 7
Chad Townson (Incumbent)
