All quiet on city, school, water district filing front
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

ELECTION 2008

Filing for city council, school board and the water district board came to a stand-still this week as attention focused on the presidential primary held Tuesday, March 4.

Filing continues through Monday, March 10.

ELECTION CALENDAR

The following day, Tuesday, March 11, is the first day to request an early ballot to vote by mail. Those ballots will be mailed starting March 26, or as soon as they are available after that through May 2. Mailed ballots must be received by May 6.

April 10 is the last day to register to vote in the May 10 election, or transfer voter registration.

VOTING

Early voting in all three elections will be April 28 through May 6, and Election Day is Saturday, May 10.

STATEMENTS

Candidates are invited to submit statements listing their qualifications and reasons for seeking office to the South Jetty. The candidates' statements will be published, with their photos, at no charge in the South Jetty through the March 13 edition. Candidates who submit statements after the final deadline may have their statements published at regular advertising rates.

Statements may be submitted before noon Tuesday, March 11, to be published in the following Thursday's edition. They should be limited to 600 words and must be typewritten in upper and lower case (handwritten statements or those written in all capital letters will not be accepted).

Statements may be e-mailed, with 'Candidate Statement' written in the subject line, to southjetty@centurytel. net, or mailed to P.O. Box 1117, Port Aransas, TX 78373.

Candidates may submit photos of themselves or have a photo taken by prior arrangement at the South Jetty office, 141 W. Cotter St. Photos e-mailed, to the address mentioned previously, should be attached as jpeg files.

CANDIDATES' NIGHT Candidates' Night, a voter education forum for candidates in contested races sponsored by the South Jetty, is scheduled for Thursday, April 24.

Candidates are asked to confirm their participation in Candidates' Night no later than Tuesday, March 11, by calling the South Jetty at 749- 5131, or e-mailing editor Mary Judson at southjetty@centurytel.net.

Candidates who have not con- firmed their participation in the forum will be considered as not participating, and no provision will be made for their involvement.

CITY COUNCIL

The only race on this ballot is still for mayor, and three people have filed for the three other available positions.

Place 2 incumbent Keith McMullin filed on the first day of the filing period, and Glenda Ballentine filed for Place 4 being vacated by Bubba Jensen because of term limitations.

Place 6 incumbent Mike Hall also has filed for re-election.

SCHOOL BOARD Michael Garlough filed for Place 4, held by Dr. Ken Dunton who has filed for the remaining two years of the Place 2 position held by Garlough.

Garlough was appointed to fill Place 2 until the May election. It was left vacant by the resignation of Bob Smith.

Lorraine Stern, incumbent in Place 3, also filed for re-election.

WATER DISTRICT

The only candidates for three positions on the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 are the three incumbents.

Terms are for four years. Incumbents whose names will be on the ballot for the at-large positions are Russ Miget, Ed Reed and Suzette Freeman.