Candidates for Precinct 3 & 4 District Directors of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (HPWD) can file applications for place on the ballot beginning July 20, 2024, and ending at 5 p.m., Aug. 19, 2024.
• District Director Precinct Three includes all of Bailey County, the portion of Castro County within HPWD, and all of Parmer County. Tony Beauchamp is the current director.
• District Director Precinct Four includes the portions of Armstrong, Deaf Smith, Potter, and Randall Counties within HPWD. Lynn Tate is the current director. Candidates for HPWD District Director must meet all eligibility requirements found in Chapter 141.001 of the Texas Election Code. An eligible candidate must: 1. Be a United States citizen; 2. Be 18 years of age or older; 3. Be a registered voter of the District by the August 19th filing deadline; 4. Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: a. Totally mentally incapacitated or: b. Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; 5. Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities; 6. Have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six (6) months preceding the August 19th filing deadline; and 7. Satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
The candidate packet and additional election information are available on our website (hpwd.org/elections) or by calling the district office at (806)762-0181.
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