Qualifying begins Monday in Dallas and Hiram for mayor and council seats

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Qualifying begins Monday in Dallas and Hiram for mayor and council seats

Three days in Dallas and five days in Hiram will be available beginning Monday, Aug. 19, to those wanting to qualify for mayor and council seats in this year’s elections.

City offices on the Nov. 5 ballot include mayor and three city council seats in Dallas; and mayor and two council seats in Hiram, according to notices on the cities' websites.

Qualifying can be done Monday through Wednesday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Dallas City Hall for the general election for mayor and city council Wards 2 and 4 seats and a special election for the council’s Ward 3 seat .

Winners of the Dallas mayor and Wards 2 and 4 positions will serve four-year terms, while the Ward 3 winner will serve the remaining two years of an unexpired term.

Officials in the positions now include Boyd Austin, who has held the mayor’s seat since 1996; Michael Cason who has held the Ward 2 seat since 2003; and Jim Henson in the Ward 4 seat since 2012.

Holders of the positions now include Teresa Philyaw, who has held the mayor’s seat since 2016; Frank Moran, who has held the council Post 1 seat since 2016; and Kathy Bookout, who has occupied the Post 2 seat since 2012.

 

 

 

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I have already had a handful of people ask me about candidates. I hope we get to hear from them soon.