Local elections early voting underway

Early balloting is now underway for elections in Clarendon, the Clarendon school district, and the unincorporated areas of Donley County.

The Donley County Clerk’s Office said early voting began on Tuesday, April 22, and will continue through April 29 with ballots being cast from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Donley County Courthouse Annex. Election Day will be May 3.

In Clarendon, city voters have five positions on the ballot. Mayor Jacob Fangman filed for re-election and faces no opposition. Aldermen Ashlee Estlack and Eulaine McIntosh are seeking re-election to two full terms on the board and are challenged by Richard Dzamko, Jeremy Jeffers, and Brittney Wolfe. Also, three people are running for two unexpired terms on the City Council – Ralph Graves, Chelsi Shadle, and Thomas Thompson.

Clarendon Aldermen Terri Floyd and Mandy Smith did not sign up for re-election.

Voters in the Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District will elect three people to the Board of Trustees, and have four candidates from which to choose. Incumbents Robin Ellis and Donny Howard are joined on the ballot by Jeff Robertson and Ginnie Siefkas. Trustee Chuck Robertson did not seek re-election.

Also, Donley County is asking rural residents – those living outside Clarendon, Howardwick, and Hedley – to approve County Assistance District #2, which would levy a 2.0 percent sales tax in the unincorporated areas of the county. The revenue from the new district would help support county law enforcement expenses.