The Kempner City Council approved a new elections ordinance last week. From left are Councilman Dan Long, City Secretary Hayleigh Talasek, Mayor John Wilkerson and Councilman Rob Green. CITY OF KEMPNER TEXAS FACEBOOK PAGE
A new law approved by the Kempner City Council aims to provide accountability and transparency in upcoming local elections.
The new ordinance, introduced by Mayor John Wilkerson, addressed past elections that “got out of order,” particularly in past mayoral and Place 2 elections.
“No ordinance was on the books that one could look at to address the issue. Without the ordinance, there was nothing an e…
