Early voting is underway in Midlothian and across the state of Texas for the Saturday, May 3 joint local city and school board elections.
Ellis County Elections Administrator Jana Onyon announced on Tuesday that voting options have been expanded in the county. Additional early voting centers have been stood up at the Ferris Public Library at 301 East 10th Street; the Italy Community Center at 108 Harpold Street; and the First Baptist Church of Maypearl at 5744 FM 66.
In Midlothian, a voting center will once again be located at the Midlothian Conference Center at 1 Community Circle Drive. The three new announced early voting locations join the Ellis County Woman’s Building in downtown Waxahachie and the Waxahachie ISD Administration Building, as well as locations in Ennis, Palmer and Red Oak.
The early voting period will continue through Tuesday, April 29 and will take place at voting centers throughout Ellis County. Local residents who are registered to vote may cast their ballots at any voting center within the county, regardless of residence. Voting times will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 22-25; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 26; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 28-29.
Election Day voting will take place at 19 locations throughout the county, including the Midlothian Conference Center; the Midlothian Church of Christ fellowship hall at 1627 North U.S. Highway 67; and the Mountain Peak Community Church at 751 West FM 875.
Runoff elections, if needed, will take place in June, according to the Elections Office.
In total, there are two seats up for grabs on the Midlothian City Council. Both seats up for a vote on the Midlothian ISD board of trustees are uncontested.
Place 4 city councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Clark Wickliffe and Place 3 councilmember Anna Hammonds each filed for re-election to another three-year term on the City Council. Wickliffe is seeking a third full term, while Hammonds is seeking a second.
The Place 3 election will be a rematch of a contest three years ago in which Hammonds and former councilmember Ed Gardner competed, in which Hammonds won in a runoff. Wickliffe was unopposed in his 2022 re-election bid, but this year has drawn one challenger, Valencia Daniels.
On the MISD board, Place 4 is being vacated by trustee Mike Dillow, who did not file for re-election to a second term. John D. Knight is the only candidate who is running for the position and will join the board in May after the votes are canvassed and certified.
In Place 5, incumbent trustee Jessica Ward has filed for re-election to a second term on the school board and is unopposed.
