May election filing deadline set for today

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By David Kapitan Staff Writer

Today is the day for anyone interested in running for office and potentially becoming a member of either the Wills Point City Council or Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees. Filing, which has been open since Jan. 18, will officially close at 5 p.m. Feb. 17 for both the city and school board races.

In order to run, a person must meet several criteria to run, including: being a resident of Texas for one year; a resident of the city of Wills Point for six months to run in the city race or a resident of the Wills Point ISD boundaries for six months to run in the school race; being at least 18 years of age; and being a registered voter at the time of the election.

Candidate packets for the May 6 election cycle are available at the city and school offices respectively.

City Council

Incumbents for the city of Wills Point, including Mayor Mark Turner and councilmembers Oscar Rogers, Lance LyBrand and Kyle Anderson wasted little time in declaring their intent to run for another two-year term, returning their paperwork the first day possible back on Jan. 18.

In the ensuing weeks, no new challengers have entered the either mayoral or council races. Should the 5 p.m. deadline pass with no new filers, the city would be able to cancel its election for the second consecutive year.

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