HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.28.19 Special Election
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
August 27, 2019
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 Oliver
Aldape and declared a vacancy for the seat.
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A special election will be held Tuesday, November 5 to fill the seat
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and early voting will be Monday – October 21 – Friday, November
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Councilmember Aldape has notified the City that he is resigning his
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.”
His term expires May 2020.
“We enjoyed having Mr. Aldape on the City Council. I greatly appreciate his contribution
on the Council and service to the community,” said Mayor Wendell Dunlap. “He will be
missed.”
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The filing date for the position will begin on Wednesday, August 28 and will end on
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Wednesday, September 4. 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 28 – First day to File for Place on the Ballot
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September 4 – Last day to file for a place on the ballot
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October 21 – First day of early voting
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November 1 – Last day of early voting
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November 5 – Election Day
For more information, contact Belinda Hinojosa at 296.1107 or visit the City of
Plainview’s website at www.plainviewtx.org.
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