Election sign-up is underway

Filing is underway and continues through March 14 for six local governments holding elections this spring.

The cities of Clarendon, Hedley, and Howardwick will all hold elections for local offices as well as the Clarendon and Hedley school districts and the Donley County Hospital District.
Clarendon will elect a mayor and two aldermen. Those positions are currently held by Mayor Larry Hicks and Aldermen Janice Knorpp and Ann Huey.

Howardwick also has the terms of its mayor and two aldermen up this year. They are currently occupied by Mayor Del Essary and Aldermen Gene Rogers and Norm Hagood.

Three positions on the Hedley Board of Aldermen are up this year.

Clarendon ISD has two trustees’ positions up this year, and those seats are currently held by Weldon Sears and Lance Thornberry.

Three positions on the Hedley ISD board are up. The terms of James Lee Potts, Tonja Ruthardt, and Karen Watt are expiring.

The Donley County Hospital Board has three directors’ terms up this year, and those positions are now held by Wayne Tubbs (Place 1), Bubba Newhouse (Place 2), and Melinda McAnear (Place 3).

Positions on city boards of aldermen and the hospital board are two-year terms, and school board terms are for three years. All positions are elected at-large, but hospital board candidates must sign up for a specific place.

The deadline to file for local offices is March 14, 2011. Election day will be Saturday, May 14, 2011.