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(ARCHIVE PHOTO | THE GRAHAM LEADER)
Next week is the final opportunity to register to vote in the upcoming May local elections for Graham and Newcastle.
The city of Graham, Graham ISD and Newcastle ISD will have contested elections upcoming in May after candidates filed for open seats on the city council and district board of trustees.
The last day to register to vote in the election will be Thursday, April 3. To register, a voter can complete a registration application and return it to the Young County election office at the Young County Annex at 417 Second St.
To be eligible to register, a potential voter must be a U.S. citizen, resident of Young County, not a convicted felon, at least 17 years and 10 months old on the date of registration and not been declared to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
To check your registration status, visit votetexas.gov, or contact the Young County elections office at 940-521-9483.
Early voting in the election will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 through Friday, April 25 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 28-29.
Early voting locations are the Young County Annex at 417 Second St. in Graham and First Baptist Church at 501 Graham St. in Newcastle. The Newcastle location is only open for early voting April 28-29.
Election day will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Young County Annex and First Baptist Church in Newcastle.
Local Elections
City of Graham
The Graham City Council has two seats up for election in May which are held by Jack Little and Brant Lundgren.
Lundgren did not file for reelection for his Place 4 seat, with Brendan Weatherman being the sole filer for the position. There will be an election for the Place 3 position with Little filing for reelection and new candidate Chris Hatfield filing for the position.
Graham ISD
The Graham ISD Board of Trustees has three positions up for election in May which are held by Lauren Mahaney, Chris Blanton and Jason Smith.
Blanton and Smith were the sole filers for their Place 4 and Place 5 positions, respectively. There will be an election for the Place 3 position with Mahaney filing for reelection and new candidate Ellen Morris filing for the position.
Newcastle ISD
Newcastle ISD has two board members who are up for election in May which are Sam Creel and Dancey Creel.
Sam Creel filed to run again for his Place 4 seat, and is joined by new candidates Robert Dotson and Pecos Bohannan.
Dancey Creel also filed to run again for her Place 5 seat, and will be joined by new candidates Tara Bickham and Nicholas Whitaker.
The Place 7 position on the board is also vacant and three candidates have filed to run for that seat. Those candidates are Carla Short, Chevy Humphrey and Anneta Buenger.
