Early voting in city elections beings Monday

Pennylynn Webb, Palestine Herald-Press, Texas
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Apr. 20—Early voting for the municipal elections begins Monday, April 22. In Anderson County, there are three incorporated cities with governing bodies; Palestine, Elkhart and Frankston.

City of Palestine

For the City of Palestine District 1 Council Member Shawn Conner and District 3 Council Member James Smith are both running unopposed. New face Angela Woodard is challenging incumbent candidate Krissy Clark for the District 5 council seat. To vote in the District 5 General election voters must reside in District 5.

According to City Secretary April Jackson, early Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, April 22 through Tuesday, April 30, at Palestine City Hall, 504 N. Queen Street.

Early voting will not be open on the weekend days.

Extended hour voting is set for 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 29 and April 30.

Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:

April Jackson

City Secretary

504 N. Queen Street

Palestine, TX 75801

Election Day Voting will be conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Palestine Independent School District Administrative Offices located at 1007 E. Park Avenue.

For more information call 903-731-8414 or email the citysecretary@palestine-tx.org.

City of Elkhart

The City of Elkhart is hosting its own election.

According to city office employee Sunshine Alcorta, James Sheridan is challenging incumbent candidate Lucia Butler for Council Member Place 1. Incumbent candidate Tammy Baughman is being challenged by William Tom Ellis for Place 3. Billy Jack Wright and Tanya Conner are in a race for Place 5.

Early voting is held at the Elkhart City Office, located at 110 Parker St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, April 22 and ending on Tuesday, April 30 with extended hours to be determined.

Election Day voting will be held at First Baptist Church, located at 424 W. Parker St.

For more information call 903-764-5657.

City of Frankston

The city of Frankston has no positions up for election this year.

According to the Secretary of State's Office, the last day to register to be eligible to vote in the May 4 General Election was April 4.