Residents from Collin County cities with upcoming general elections will head to the polls later this month to begin the early voting process to elect city council members and Collin College trustees in contested races.

The first day of early voting is Tuesday, April 22 and continues through April 29. Election Day is Saturday, May 3.

In addition to General Elections and/or school board elections, some cities have Special Elections.

In Farmersville, the two open city council seats were uncontested, and the election has been cancelled. In Farmersville ISD, the four incumbents with expiring terms each filed for re-election and because there were no challengers, that election was cancelled as well.

Residents in Blue Ridge ISD will vote for or against a $59,470 million dollar bond and for three open at-large council seats. Candidates include Incumbent Tammy Crosswhite, Trenton Sissom, Dennis Davis, Linda Braly and Wendy Mattingly.

The nine-member Collin College Board of Trustees has three seats up this year. Trustees serve six-year terms. In Place 4, Staci Weaver and Tamara Thomas have filed for the seat previously occupied by Greg Gomel. Place 5 incumbent Raj Menon is running unopposed. Place 6 incumbent Stacy Arias filed for reelection but withdrew from the race leaving Justin Adcock unopposed.

Community ISD Board of Trustees has two places up for reelection. Incumbent and board president Jeffrey Pendill will face Kathryn Grant in the Place 1 race. Candidates for Place 3 include Jeff Cox, Heather Minyard, Adam Strickland and Chelysia Young.

In Lavon, city residents will vote “for” or “against” “The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the City of Lavon at the rate of one half of one percent (0.50%) to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.”

Lavon residents living in the ETJ will vote “for” or “against” the creation of the Lavon Municipal Development District (MDD) and the imposition of a sales and use tax at the rate of one half of one percent (0.5%) for the purpose of financing development and quality of life projects beneficial to the district.

Collin County polls are open April 22-26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 28-29 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Applications for Ballots by Mail (ABBMs) must be received no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 22, by 5 p.m.

Early voting includes Collin College Farmersville campus. For more locations, visit collincountytx.gov/Elections.

See Voters Guide https://publisher.etype.services/Farmersville-Times/e-paper-special-edition/3D04928C4E578509

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