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RandySF

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Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:58 PM Thursday

Hawkins City Council Election Overturned

A court has overturned the outcome of a Hawkins City Council election. It has left a seat vacant until May 2026. More than 100 ballots cast in the race for the Place 5 Alderman seat on the Hawkins council were illegal because voters did not sign a voter roster to certify that they were eligible to cast a ballot. The woman who filed the lawsuit did so without the assistance of an attorney. Smith County District Judge Taylor Heaton heard the case. The 402nd District Court in Wood County appointed Heaton.

Un tribunal anuló el resultado de una elección del Concejo Municipal de Hawkins. Ha dejado un asiento vacante hasta mayo de 2026. Más de 100 votos emitidos en la carrera por el puesto de concejal del Lugar 5 en el consejo de Hawkins fueron ilegales porque los votantes no firmaron una lista de votantes que certificara que eran elegibles para emitir un voto. La mujer que presentó la demanda lo hizo sin la ayuda de un abogado. El juez de distrito del condado de Smith, Taylor Heaton, escuchó el caso. El Tribunal de Distrito 402 del condado de Wood nombró a Heaton.



https://easttexasradio.com/hawkins-city-council-election-overturned/

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