Elections
May 1, 2021 General Election
Abilene City Council Places 1 & 2
Voting Information
Notices & Resolutions
- Notice of Mandatory Office Hours Friday, April 2, 2021 (PDF)
- Notice of General Election - May 1, 2021 (PDF)
- Notice of Drawing for Order of Place on the Ballot (PDF)
- Notice of Deadline to File Applications for Place on the Ballot (PDF)
- Filing Start Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
- Filing End Date: Friday, February 12, 2021
- Resolution 13-2021: Ordering a General Election to be Held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 (PDF)
- Resolution 14-2021: Authorizing a Joint Election Agreement for Election Services with Taylor County (PDF)
May 1, 2021 General Election
Candidates for Abilene City Council Places 1 & 2
As individuals file their Application for a Place on the General Election Ballot, their names will appear in this section.
| City Council Place 1 | Filed | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Price | 1/13/21 | 1/13/21 |
| Stephen Hunt | 2/11/21 | 2/11/21 |
| City Council Place 2 | Filed | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn Beard | 1/13/21 | 1/13/21 |
| Garrett Hubbard | 1/13/21 | 1/13/21 |
Candidate Qualifications
On Saturday, May 1, 2021, the citizens of Abilene will elect members to the Abilene City Council for Places 1 and 2. While council members are elected at large, residency requirements for each Place are as noted below:
- Place 1 candidates shall be residents of the City north of the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company main line; and
- Place 2 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