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Days remain for anyone who wants the opportunity to help lead their city or school district.
Council and school board seats will be up for grabs in Elgin, Smithville and Bastrop in the May 6 election. Interested candidates have until Friday, Feb. 17, at end of business day to apply for spots at any entity applicable for their residency.
McDade Independent School District will not have an election until 2024. Three trustee terms will expire next year.
Elgin
Elgin’s city election will include four city council seats, which is the most any Bastrop County entity has up for a vote. Each of the four seats represents one of the city’s four wards.
Current council members with terms expiring in May are Arthur Gibson II for Ward 1, Skyler Maldonado for Ward 2, Matthew Callahan for Ward 3 and Forest Lee Dennis for Ward 4.
At Elgin ISD, residents in northeast central sections of Elgin will have one of two seats on their ballot. Terms for Districts 1 and 2 are expiring, which are currently represented by Board President Byron Mitchell and board member Pete Pega, respectively.
For a general election candidate application form, visit https://www.elgintexas.gov/1165/candidates. Fully completed applications can be submitted in person at 310 North Main St., mailed to P.O. Box 591 Elgin, TX 78621, or emailed to [email protected].
For more information on the city election, visit https://www.elgintexas.gov/151/elections-voting or call the city secretary’s office at 512-229-3222.
For more information on the school board election, visit https://www.elginisd.net/Page/6481 or call 512-281-3434.
Bastrop
Mayor Connie Schroeder is serving the second of her maximum allowed terms per the city charter, leaving the upcoming mayoral election with no incumbent. Place 3, currently served by Councilmember Kevin Plunkett, will be on the ballot for a three-year term.
Bastrop is a council-manager municipality where the council establishes city policy through ordinances and resolutions, while the city manager carries out policies and is responsible for city operations. The Bastrop City Council consists of the mayor and five council members. All six spots are elected at-large by all registered voters.
Candidate applications are located at City Hall, 1311 Chestnut St. in Bastrop.
Places 3 and 4 on the Bastrop ISD will be on the ballot in May. Board President Billy Moore occupies Place 3, while Trustee Molly McClure sits in Place 4.
There are seven Bastrop ISD trustees, each elected at large to serve staggered three-year terms. Terms for approximately one-third of the board expire each year.
For more information, visit the district office at 906 Farm St. in Bastrop, call the Communications Office at 512-772-7100 or email [email protected].
Smithville
Three council member seats are open for candidacy at Smithville. Councilmembers Joanna Morgan, Tom Etheredge and Mayor Pro-Tem Bill Gordon each have terms expiring in Places 1-3, respectively.
Like Bastrop, Smithville is a council-manager municipality with the council making policy and the city manager carrying plans out. The mayor and five council seats are all chosen at large.
Candidate packets are available at the city secretary’s office at city hall, 317 Main St. in Smithville.
Terms for Board President Grant Gutierrez and Vice President Chris Hinnant at Smithville ISD will expire in May. The duo fill the top two numbered places on the board.
Smithville ISD’s is elected by popular vote and meant to represent the community in matters of public education. The seven members are elected for three-year terms.
Applications are available at https://www.smithvilleisd.org and can be dropped off at the Central Administration Building, 901 N.E. Sixth St. in Smithville.
