Early voting begins
Early voting continues through May 4 for municipal elections in Lampasas and Lomera and a bond issue for the Lometa Independent School District.
City of Lampasas voters may cast early ballots weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the county Elections Administrator’s office, 412 S. Live Oak. Extended hours for voting early are offered from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Friday.
The election is May 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church.
Those eligible to cast ballots in the city of Lometa and on the Lometa ISD school bond issue may do so at Lometa City Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through May 4. Early ballots also may be cast from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and next Monday.
Polls for Lometa voters will be open May 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lometa City Hall.
Following is a list of what will appear on the ballots.
Lampasas City Council: Up for election are the seats of Evan Stubbs, Place 3; Wanda Bierschwale, Place 4; and Les Gerhardt, Place 5.
Gerhardt and Stubbs filed for their seats.
Mrs. Bierschwale did not run for re-election, but two candidates have filed for her seat: Wesley Alexander and T.J. Monroe.
Lometa City Council: Positions on the ballot in May include those of Mayor Cynthia Kirby, and the at-large seats of Betty Poe and Chuck Lymber. A special election will be held for the one-year terms of Kyle Walton and Mario Maldonado.
Mrs. Kirby filed for the mayor’s post.
Walton and Susan Hines have filed for the one-year at-large seats.
Four candidates are vying for a pair of two-year terms: Mrs. Poe, Dale Germany, Carlos Garcia and Rigoberto Reyes.
Lometa Independent School District: Though no trustee elections will be held since the incumbents face no challengers, Lometa ISD will hold a $4.37 million bond election to approve a gymnasium and classroom complex that will include a science and technology lab and four additional classrooms.









