12 Candidates Filed for May 7 City Election

Overall, 12 candidates filed to run for San Angelo City Council and police chief in the May 7 election before Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline, said a press release Monday.

Along with police chief, Districts 1, 3, and 5 City Council seats will be on the ballot. The individuals who have filed include the following:

• Police chief: Frank Carter, Jeff Davis, Mike Hernandez and Tim Vasquez.
• District 1: Trinidad Aguirre, Jr. and Bill Richardson.
• District 3: Daniel Cardenas and Harry Thomas.
• District 5: R.A. Cantrell, Matthew Lane Carter, Elizabeth Grindstaff and Martin William Guinn.

According to the press release, the elected police chief will serve a four-year term, and the winning City Council candidates will serve three-year terms.

In order for citizens to have a voice in this election, people must be registered to vote by April 7 to be eligible to cast a ballot in the election. Voter registration information can be found at votetomgreencounty.org.

All registered voters within the city limits will be eligible to vote in the police chief’s race. Also, eligible voters in City Council Districts 1, 3 and 5 will also elect their representatives. Voters can access a map of the Council districts at cosatx.us/council. People can determine their district by clicking on the GIS map viewer on the same page.

Early voting will be April 25 to May 3 in the Tom Green County Election Office on the first floor of the Edd B. Keyes Building, 113 W. Beauregard Ave. Voters will have a choice of voting by paper or election ballot during early voting.

Only electronic ballots will be available on election day, however, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 7. Voters may cast ballots that day at any of the 21 locations found on the City website at cosatx.us/May2016. The site also contains other pertinent voting information.

Candidates in the election will draw for the order of names on the ballot at 10 a.m. in the City Clerk’s office in Room 210 on the second floor of City Hall, 72 W. College Ave., the press release stated.