Bay Area Edition | April 2025

Election

BY JAMES T. NORMAN

Voter Guide

2025

Dates to know

Where to vote

April 22: First day of early voting April 22: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) April 29: Last day of early voting May 3: Election day and last day to receive ballot by mail (or May 5 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)

Harris and Galveston county residents can cast their ballots at any polling location during early voting; however, election day locations are by precinct. Visit www.harrisvotes.com or www.galvestonvotes.org for polling locations.

Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.

KEY: *Incumbent

Seabrook charter amendments Proposition C: serving more than two years of term counts as full term toward term limit Proposition D: council members or mayor forfeit office if they violate city code of conduct Proposition E: two members of council can place any ordinance on agenda Proposition F: updates to criteria for boards and commissions Proposition G: changes wording in annual budget Proposition H: wording changed in emergency appropriations Proposition I: members of Planning and Zoning Commission can serve on Comprehensive Master Plan Review Commission Proposition J: wording update in power and duties Proposition K: updates to create grounds to recall mayor or council members Proposition L: updated wording to “filing and examination of petitions” section of city code Proposition M: updated wording for criteria of judge of municipal court of record Proposition N: wording update to costs, process, procedures for municipal court of record

Seabrook mayor Jim Sweeney Jackie Rasco Seabrook City Council, Position 1 Tyler Kubena Christopher Hues Seabrook City Council, Position 2 Jared Sessum J.P. Byers Seabrook City Council, Position 4 Angela Cervantes Gary Johnson Seabrook City Council, Position 6 Kyra Burton Summer S. Sanford Seabrook bond Proposition A : $18M for police station Proposition B: $4M for community pool

Sample ballot

Clear Creek ISD, District 1 Joe Machol Jessica Cejka* Clear Creek ISD, At-Large Position B Rebecca Lilley Scott Bowen* League City City Council, Position 5 Erin Avalos Scott Higginbotham Kyrsten Garcia Tim Pelletier Charlie Keeler Lisa Welty Kemah City Council, Position 2 Dustin T. Oliver Shelia Thorne Kemah City Council, Position 4 Paul Williams Lee Wallace

SOURCES: CITIES OF LEAGUE CITY, KEMAH AND SEABROOK, CLEAR CREEK ISD, HARRIS AND GALVESTON COUNTIES, TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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