City Elections

May 7th, 2022 UNOFFICIAL Election Results

 
Early Voting
Borger Middle
Fairlanes
Paul Belton
 Mail Ballots
Total
City Council Place 4            
Robert L. Lawrence
231
58
38
43
29
399
James Mars II
205
21
33
18
46
323
City Council Place 5            
Robert "Bob" Edmiaston
177
32
29
35
20
293
Milton Ray Ooley
262
47
42
25
57
433

NOTICE OF DRAWING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT

The next General Election for the Borger City Council will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022.  The following City Council terms have expired and will be considered for the election:

  • City Council Place 4 
    • Currently held by Marvin "Bubba" Dickson
  • City Council Place 5 
    • Currently held by Milton Ooley

Important Election Dates:

  • January 19, 2022 - First day to file for a place on the ballot
  • January 19, 2022 - First day for filing write-in candidacy
  • February 18, 2022 - Last day to file for a place on the ballot
  • February 22, 2022 - Last day for filing write-in candidacy
  • February 24 - 28, 2022 - Drawing for order of names on the ballot
  • February 25, 2022 - Last day to withdraw from the election and have name omitted from the ballot
  • April 25, 2022 - First day of early voting
  • May 3, 2022 - Last day of early voting
  • May 7, 2022 - ELECTION DAY

Election Documents 

City Election Information

  1. City Election Information
  2. Candidate Packet.pdf
  3. ORDER OF ELECTION.2022.pdf
  4. Notice of Election.Feb2022.pdf
  5. R-006-22 Election.EngSpan.pdf
  6. Joint Election Agree.Feb2022.pdf
  7. Notice of Voting Order Priority
  8. Early Voter Report

The City Secretary is the election official and oversees the administration of City Elections to ensure compliance with all city, state and federal election laws and policies and to ensue the city elections are conducted in a fair and impartial manner.

The City Secretary is the Early Voting Clerk for all city, school, college and hospital district elections. 

It is the goal of the City Secretary's Office to facilitate the election process. Please contact us at (806) 273-0902 or by email ssauls@borgertx.gov if we can be of further service. 

City of Borger Election Clerk’s contact information:

Stella E. Sauls

City Secretary
P.O. Box 5250
Borger, TX 79008-5250
(806) 273-0902
ssauls@borgertx.gov

Current elected officers for the City of Borger are as follows:

Mayor Karen Felker
Mayor Pro-Tem Milton Ooley
Kim Perez
Charles Loftis
Marvin Dickson

Eligibility Requirements per Election Code

§11.11.  General Eligibility Requirements           

  • Standard requirements.  In accordance with the standard eligibility requirements for a city office, a candidate must:
    1. be a United States citizen;
    2. be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election;
    3. not have been determined by a final judgement of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
      • totally mentally incapacitated;
      • partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote:
    4. not have been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
    5. have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the city or in the district or ward, as applicable, for six months (City of Borger requires 1 yr. residency) immediately preceding the deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot (for a write-in candidate, preceding the date of the election);
    6. be a registered voter in the territory from which the office elected as of the date of the filing deadline for a candidate’s place on the ballot (for a write-in candidate, as of the date of the election).  [EC § 141.001(a)].

To see City Council information including meeting information, and the latest live streamed City Council meeting please visit Your City Council, or click here. 

NOTICE OF VOTING ORDER PRIORITY

  1. Notice of Voting Order Priority