Each of the incumbents for Sachse’s upcoming May 3 election have filed for reelection.

Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff and councilmembers Lindsay Buhler (Place 5) and Matt Prestenberg (Place 6) have each submitted their applications for re-election.

In the Garland ISD election, Larry Glick (Place 1), Johnny Beach (Place 2) and Linda Griffin (Place 3) have each filed for re-election to the board of trustees. Stéphane Rovelo has filed an application for Place 1 as well.

City council members and GISD trustees serve three-year terms and are elected at large, meaning they represent the entire city.

Candidates will have until Feb. 14 to file an application for candidacy.

According to the City of Sachse Charter, Article V, Section 5.02 candidates must be at least 21 years old on the date of the election and must be qualified voters in the city. They must have resided within the city’s corporate limits, or any annexed territory, for at least 12 months prior to the filing deadline. Candidates cannot be delinquent in paying taxes or other liabilities owed to the city and may only file for one position in a single election.

Sachse voters approved term limits beginning in May 2023 during the November 2022 city charter election.

According to the charter, “no person shall serve as mayor for more than three consecutive elected terms and no councilmember shall serve more than three consecutive elected terms. No person shall serve as councilmember and mayor (combined) for more than six consecutive terms.”

Also, “any member of council who is ineligible to run for office due to limitations on terms, shall remain ineligible to hold an elected office for two years, with the exception of a councilmember seeking the office of mayor or the mayor seeking the office of councilmember.”

The May 3 election will also include a special election for the re-authorization of the city’s existing Street and Maintenance Tax.

Three individuals have filed for expiring seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees. Newcomer Staci L. Weaver filed for Place 4 currently occupied by Trustee Greg Gomel. Place 5 and Place 6 incumbents, Raj Menon and Stacy Anne Arias, have also filed.

Those elected will serve six-year terms on the nine-member board. The last day to register to vote or make a change of address effective for the May 3 election is April 3.

Early voting is April 22-29.

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