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Candidates for the position of High Plains
Underground Water Conservation District Director
in Precincts One, Two, or Five must file an
application for place on the ballot during the period
of July 25-Aug. 24, 2010. The
district office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00
a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
In August, the Board is expected to order
a Nov. 2, 2010 election allowing residents of
District Directors’ Precincts One, Two, and Five to
choose a District Director to represent them in
groundwater matters for the next four years.
Precinct One
District Directors’ Precinct One consists
of the portion of Crosby County above the Caprock
Escarpment and all of Lubbock and Lynn
Counties. James P. Mitchell of Wolfforth is the
incumbent District Director.
Precinct Two
District Directors’ Precinct Two consists
of Cochran County and most of Hockley and Lamb
Counties. Jim Copeland of Anton is the incumbent
District Director.
Precinct Five
District Directors’ Precinct Five consists
of the portion of Floyd County above the
escarpment and all of Hale County. Bruce Rigler of
Plainview is the incumbent District Director.
Eligibility
According to Section 141.001 of the
Texas Election Code, a candidate for public
elective office (including Water District Director)
must:
• Be a United States citizen;
• Be 18 years of age or older on the first
day of the term to be filled at the election;
• Have resided in the State of Texas for 12
months and in the District Directors' Precinct from
which they are to be elected for six months
immediately preceding the date of the candidate's
filing deadline.
• Have not been determined mentally
incompetent by a final judgment of a court; or
• Have not been finally convicted of a
felony from which the person has not been
pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting
disabilities. In addition, a Water District director
candidate must be a registered voter in the
precinct that he/she plans to represent.
Additional information about the upcoming Nov. 2,
2010 election is available by contacting the High
Plains Water Conservation District office at (806)
762-0181. -30-
Posted at 9:18 a.m. July 22,
2010.
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