Candidates may begin filing for May 7 local elections on Wednesday

Wednesday is the first day candidates may begin filing for the May 7 local elections.
Filing for the City of Snyder, Snyder ISD, Scurry County Hospital District and Western Texas College governing bodies will continue through Feb. 19.
The four individual district seats on the Snyder City Council may be on the ballot. District 1 is currently represented by Vernon Clay and Steve Rich represents District 2. Steve Highfield is the District 3 representative on the council and Thomas Strayhorn represents District 4.
Filing will be held at Snyder City Hall.
The two at-large seats on the Snyder ISD board of trustees may be on the ballot. The current at-large board members are Jim Drake and Ron Hester. Filing will be held at the school district’s administration office.
The hospital district may have three seats on the ballot. Loretta McCravey’s Pct 2 and Jim Bob Cave’s Pct. 3 seats may be on the ballot, as well as Morris Light’s at-large seat. Filing will be held in the administration wing of Cogdell Memorial Hospital.
The Western Texas College board of trustees Place 3 seat held by Tim Riggan and Place 4 seat held by Dr. Jay Kidd may be on the ballot. Filing will be held in the president’s office located in Palmer Hall.
Local residents will have until April 7 to register to vote for the election and early voting will be held weekdays April 25 through May 3 at College on the Square.
Candidates who plan to run may submit a free announcement to be published in the Snyder Daily News.
Announcements will be accepted beginning Thursday. Announcements must be submitted by 5 p.m. Feb. 19.
Candidates may submit an announcement of up to 200 words and a quality color photograph at the newspaper office. The announcement should focus on the candidate’s qualifications and not their opponent.
The announcement should be prepared by the candidate or their campaign. The newspaper staff will not write announcements. Also, the photograph submitted should be of the candidate only and not family members.
Announcements will run in the order they are received and the newspaper reserves the right to edit copy. No announcements will be published in the weekend edition.
The announcement should include an address, telephone number and email so the staff can follow up with any questions. That information will not be published.