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May 7, 2022 General Election
Abilene City Council Places 5 & 6
Notices & Resolutions
- Notice of General Election on May 7, 2022 (PDF)
- Notice of Deadline to File Applications for Place on the Ballot (PDF)
- Filing Start Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
- Filing End Date: Friday, February 18, 2022
- Resolution No. 18-2022 (PDF)
Ordering a General Election to be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 - Resolution No. 19-2022 (PDF)
Authorizing a Joint Election Agreement & Contract for Election Services with Taylor County for a General Election on Saturday, May 7, 2022 - Notice of Drawing for a Place on the Ballot (PDF)
- Notice of Mandatory Office Hours for Good Friday (PDF)
- Resolution No. 83-2022 (PDF)
Canvassing the Returns & Declaring the Results of the General Election
Sample Ballot
May 7, 2022 General Election
Candidates for Abilene City Council Places 5 & 6
As individuals file their Application for a Place on the General Election Ballot, their names will appear in this section.
| City Council Place 5 | Filed | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle McAlister | 01/19/2022 | 01/19/2022 |
| James Sargent | 02/18/2022 | 02/18/2022 |
| City Council Place 6 | Filed | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Craver | 01/19/2022 | 01/19/2022 |
| Dorothy Clay | 01/21/2022 | 01/24/2022 |
| Charles Byrn | 01/25/2022 | 01/25/2022 |
Candidate Qualifications
On Saturday, May 7, 2022, the citizens of Abilene will elect members to the Abilene City Council for Places 5 and 6. While council members are elected at large, residency requirements for each Place are as noted below:
- Place 5 candidates shall be residents of the City north of the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company main line; and
- Place 6 candidates shall be residents of the City south of the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company main line.
Additional qualifications are as follows:
- At least 21 years of age
- A citizen and qualified voter of the State of Texas and the City
- Shall have resided within the City for at least 12 months preceding election day
- Residence requirements shall be effective only as of the date of the election of each member of the Council, but a member of the Council or the Mayor ceasing to reside in the City shall immediately forfeit office
- Shall have resided within the City for at least 12 months preceding election day
- Not hold any other office or employment under City Government while a member of the Council, nor hold any other paid employment under City Government within two (2) years thereafter, unless such employment be an elective office
- Have not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court
- Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities