(Schertz) — Voters in the western portion of Guadalupe County will be headed for the polls this weekend. Schertz will be holding a Special Election on Saturday, April 4 for the purpose of filling the unexpired term for City Council Place 6. Early voting in the race wrapped up Tuesday with a total of 819 votes cast.
Schertz City Council Candidates appearing on the ballot include Sarah Dietz, Luz Ares, Tiffany Gibson and Raquel Gutierrez.
Schertz voters can cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Elections Office – Schertz Annex building located at 1101 Elbel in Schertz.
The Schertz election is just the first in a trio of elections to be conducted by the Guadlaupe County Elections Office this spring.
The first will be the May 2 Uniform Election, which will include city council and school board races for various communities and districts. Included is the $65 million bond election in the Navarro ISD plus ballot items for the city of New Braunfels and a $295 million bond election in the Schertz-Cibolo Universal City ISD.
The second election will be the May 26th Guadalupe County Republican Primary Runoff for the Precinct 4 county Commissioner race. Facing off on that ballot will be Incumbent Stephen Germann and Joel Hicks.
Those wishing to learn more about their respective elections are encouraged to visit the elections office website.