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This year, the ballot
will include the general election of Highland Village elected
officials for Places 1 (mayor), 2, 4 and 6 and Lewisville
Independent School District Board of Trustees for Places 6 and 7.
The ballot will also include two proposed bond propositions for the
Lewisville Independent School District. The polling
location—Municipal Complex, 1000 Highland Village Road—will be open
from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Please see below for the sample ballot.
If you have any questions regarding the bond propositions, please
refer to
www.lisd.net or call 469.948.8022.
Early voting for the May
10, 2008 election will be conducted during week days beginning April
28, 2008 – May 6, 2008 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
There will be extended voting hours on May 5 and May 6 between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. In addition to the main early
voting polling location at the Municipal Complex; any eligible
Denton County registered voter may cast their vote at any early
voting site within Denton County. Please refer to the link located
to the right—additional early voting and remote polling locations.
Citizens are
encouraged to bring their voter registration cards with them to the
polling location. To determine if you are registered to vote in
Denton County please click
here. You should have received your new voter registration card
(orange), which replaces the yellow registration card that expired
on December 31, 2007. If you have any questions regarding your
registration card, please contact Denton County Elections Division
at 940.349.3200.
Vote Early by Mail
A registered voter is
eligible for early voting by mail if the voter meets at least one of
the following criteria:
(1) Out of the county
The voter will be out of
the county of the voter’s residence on Election Day and during the
hours of voting at the main early voting polling place during the
part of the period for early voting by personal appearance remaining
after the voter’s early voting ballot application is submitted to
the city secretary. If the voter does not submit the application
before early voting by personal appearance begins, the voter is
ineligible for early voting by mail unless the voter is absent from
the county when the application is submitted.
(2) Disability
The voter has an illness
or physical condition that prevents the voter from appearing at the
polling place on Election Day
(3) Age
The voter is
65 years of age or older on Election Day
(4) Confinement in jail
The voter is
confined in jail at the time the application is submitted:
(a)
serving a
misdemeanor sentence for a term that ends on or after election day;
(b)
pending trial
after denial of bail;
(c)
without bail
pending an appeal of a felony conviction; or
(d)
pending trial or
appeal on a bailable offense for which release on bail before
Election Day is unlikely.
Please contact the city
secretary’s office at 972.899.5132 to obtain an application to vote
by mail.
Information below lists
the candidates and their campaign finance reports.
If you wish to view the
sample ballot, please do so by clicking on this link—Sample
Ballot
Below are important dates
associated with the May 10, 2008 general election.
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Important
Dates for May 10, 2008 General Election |
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February 09,
2008 |
First day to
file for place on ballot |
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February 16,
2008 |
Last day
for incumbent to file for different place other than
what is being held by incumbent. The resignation will
be deferred and become effective after the City Election
(per City Charter). |
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March 10,
2008 |
Last day to
file for place on ballot |
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March 11,
2008 |
First day to
apply for ballot by mail |
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April 10,
2008 |
Last day to
register to vote |
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April 10,
2008 |
Due date for
first report of campaign contributions and expenditures |
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April 21,
2008 |
Last day for
candidates to file financial public disclosure with city
secretary (the 21st day before election falls
on Saturday, therefore the date is moved to Monday,
April 21 |
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April 28,
2008 |
First day of
early voting by personal appearance
Poll Hours:
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
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May 02, 2008 |
Last day to
apply for ballot by mail |
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May 02, 2008 |
Due date for
second report of campaign contributions and expenditures |
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May 06, 2008 |
Last day of
early voting by personal appearance
Poll Hours:
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
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May 13, 2008 |
Canvass
election results |
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July 15, 2008 |
Due date for
semi-annual report |
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January 15,
2009 |
Due date for
semi-annual report |
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