HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.25.2021 Special Election
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
August 25, 2021
Plainview City Council calls Special Election for
Vacant Council Seat
The Plainview City Council voted unanimously to accept the
resignation of Council Member District Seven Representative Patra
Moreno and declared a vacancy for the seat.
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A special election will be held Tuesday, November 2 to fill the seat
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and early voting will be Monday, October 18 – Friday, October
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Council Member Moreno has notified the City that she is resigning
her position with the City. According to the City Charter, “a vacancy in the City Council,
including the Mayor, shall not be filled by appointment, but must be filled by majority
vote of the qualified voters at a special election called for such purpose within one
hundred twenty (120) days after such vacancy occurs.”
Her term expires May 2024.
“We enjoyed having Ms. Moreno on the City Council. I greatly appreciate her
contribution on the Council and service to the community,” said Mayor Charles Starnes.
“She will be missed.”
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The filing date for the position will begin on Wednesday, August 25 and will end on
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Wednesday, September 1. Candidate packets are available at City Hall (901
Broadway) from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday and can be returned to Belinda
Hinojosa, City Secretary, at the same location.
A map with the specific area of the district is available on the website at
http://www.plainviewtx.org/DocumentCenter/View/149. Only residents in District Seven
are eligible to vote.
To be eligible to run for City Council, a person must be a United States citizen; be 18
years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election; have not
been determined by final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be total
mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; have
not been finally convicted of a felony; shall have resided continuously in the state for 12
months and shall have resided within the district from which said councilmember is to
be elected for at least 6 months.
Important dates to note include:
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August 25 – First day to File for Place on the Ballot
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September 1 – Last day to file for a place on the ballot
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October 18 – First day of early voting
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October 29 – Last day of early voting
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November 2 – Election Day
For more information, contact Belinda Hinojosa at 296.1100 or visit the City of
Plainview’s website at www.plainviewtx.org.
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