Election day voting for the City of Whitney and Whitney ISD is Saturday, May 3. City of Whitney voters will choose a mayor and two council members, and voters within the school district will select two board members.
Voting will be conducted in the Whitney ISD Administration Building Board Room, located at 305 South San Jacinto, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
In the race for mayor, incumbent Janice Sanders will be challenged by Brian Burkhart and Zach Hamlin.
City council members Sam Pierce and Jason Ince are running again and will be challenged by Amy Teal and Debbie Gregory.
Whitney ISD has two school board seats available this year, with five applicants seeking a spot. Incumbent Amy Hoffman filed to keep her seat, and others on the ballot will be Susan Keen, Connie Terry, Raygenna Heath and Larry Farmer.
Voters are reminded that under Texas law, those who possess one of the seven acceptable forms of photo identification must present that ID at the polls when voting in person.
They include:
• Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
• Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
• United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
• United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
• United States Passport (book or card)
With the exception of the U.S. Citizenship Certificate, which does not expire, for voters aged 18-69, the acceptable form of photo identification may be expired no more than four years before being presented for voter qualification at the polling place.
For voters aged 70 or older, the acceptable form of photo identification may be expired for any length of time if the identification is otherwise valid.
Voters who do not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven approved forms of photo ID may fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls and present an alternative form of ID, such as a utility bill, bank statement, government check or a voter registration certificate.
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