District II Special Election Update In City Of Waco

Waco TX

24 January, 2022

9:56 PM

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Press release from the City of Waco: January 21, 2022 WACO, TEXAS (January 21, 2022) – The District II Special Election filing period has been revised and will differ from the General Election filing. The Texas Election Code Chapter 201.054 prescribes a different filing period for a Special Election to fill a vacancy. The Special Election must be ordered by the Waco City Council before the City Secretary can accept applications for a place on the ballot. For that reason, the applications received on January 19, 2022, have been rejected for Council District II. It is proposed that the Waco City Council order the General Election and Special Election on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. After the Special Election is ordered, the proposed first day to file for a place on the ballot in a Special Election to fill Council District II is Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The last day to file an application will be Monday, March 7, 2022, at 5 p.m. The last day to file an application to have the name of the candidate placed on the ballot for the City of Waco Mayor, Council District I or Council District III is Friday, February 18, 2022, at 5 p.m. Applications should be filed with the City Secretary at the City of Waco City Secretary's Office, 300 Austin Ave., 1st Floor of City Hall. Contact the City Secretary's Office during normal business hours of Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 254-750-5750 to schedule an appointment. This press release was produced by the City of Waco. The views expressed here are the author's own.