Applications accepted for city, school mail ballots

Shackelford County voters who wish to vote by mail ballot for either Albany city council members or for trustees for AISD can submit applications from now until April 23.

Albany school district applications can be requested from Morgan Whitley at the AISD superintendent’s office at PO Box 2050, Albany TX 76430, or by phone at 325-762-3974.

City ballot applications can be requested from Becky Wiloth by phone at 325-762-3133, by mail at Albany City Hall, PO Box 3248, Albany TX 76430, or in person at 425 South 2nd Street. 

The vote by mail applications can also be downloaded online at the Texas Secretary of State’s website, filled out, and returned to the proper early voting clerk – Wiloth for the city election and Whitley for the school board ballot.

Voters are eligible to vote by mail if they will be away from the county on Election Day and during the hours that early voting is conducted, are sick or disabled, are 65 years of age or older on Election Day, or are confined in jail.

The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Tuesday, April 23.

The election itself is Saturday, May 4. Early voting will take place April 22-30.

The last day to register to vote in the May election is April 4.

Contested Races

Amanda Tabor and incumbent Kelly Head have both filed for Place 5 on the Albany school board. Clint Chapman, Stephen Kayga, Kim Neece, Mike Bean, and Dinty Bowman have filed for Place 7 on the board.

AISD trustees serve three-year terms.

Running for the two two-year at-large Albany council seats city up for election this cycle are Ragan Riley, Dewey Knight, Don Taggart, and incumbent Carolyn Waller.