Lindsay voters will have a healthy list of candidates to choose from when they go to the polls to elect city council members on April 5. Eleven people filed declarations of candidacy for four open council seats during last week’s municipal filing period.
Three of those council positions will be elected for twoyear terms, and one will be for a one-year unexpired term. Those who filed for the oneyear unexpired term are Vern Roe, Angel Wilbourn, Amy Elledge and Billy R. Nye Jr.
Candidates who filed to run for a two-year council member position are Bev Barker, Bart Drennan, Greg Henderson, Tom Inman, Stephanie Palmer, Steve Staggs and Shanda Hernandez.
The Elmore City-Pernell and Whitebead School districts will also have board of education seats on the ballot April 5.
In Elmore City, Carl Stevens will oppose sitting board member Brent L. Ballentine for a five-year term for position 2 on Elmore City-Pernell’s Board of Education. At Whitebead, Belinda K. Hunt will oppose sitting board member Jess Patton for a three-year term for position 1 on the district’s Board of Education.
March 11 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 5 Board of Education General Elections and the City of Lindsay Municipal Election.
Oklahoma residents who are U.S. citizens and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters. Those who aren’t registered or who need to change their registration may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form to their county election board. To complete registration in time to vote in the April 5 elections, applications must be postmarked no later than midnight Friday, March 11.
Garvin County Election Board Secretary Gayla Dean said applications postmarked after that time will be accepted and processed, but not until after March 11.
The County Election Board responds in writing to every person who applies for voter registration. The response is either a voter identification card listing the new voter's precinct number and polling place location or a letter that explains the reason or reasons the application for voter registration was not approved. Dean said any person who has submitted a voter registration application and who has not received a response within 30 days should contact the County Election Board office.
Oklahoma Voter Registration Application forms are available at the Garvin County Election Board office located at 201 W. Grant, Room #8, and at most post offices, tag agencies and public libraries in the county. Applications also are available online at www.elections.ok.gov.
