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Early voting has begun
May 24, 2021 |
Early voting for municipal runoffs has begun. Six Dallas City Council races, the Fort Worth and Arlington mayors races and two Grand Prairie City Council races are among those to be decided.
Among the Dallas races are both Oak Lawn seats Districts 2 and 14. The Preston Hollow seat that dips into Oak Lawn along Inwood Road District 13 is also up for grabs.
Dallas County has gone to a voter center method of voting meaning if you live in Dallas County, vote at any voting center. If you live in the city of Dallas but not in Dallas County, check with Collin or Denton counties where to vote.
Grand Prairie will hold special election to fill Jim Swafford’s council seat after his death from COVID-19
The District 2 council member died Dec. 1 from complications from the virus.
Grand Prairie City Council member Jim Swafford passed away from COVID-19 on Dec. 1.(City of Grand Prairie / Courtesy)
Grand Prairie will hold a special election to fill former council member Jim Swafford’s District 2 seat, following his death from COVID-19 complications on Dec. 1.
The special election is set for Feb. 27. The newly elected official would complete Swafford’s term, which expires May 2022.
Swafford, 84, had been an integral part of the city’s leadership since the late 1970s, when he was a council member and served as mayor pro tem. He was elected to represent District 2 in 1998 and had been reelected eight times since 1999. He was named mayor pro tem in 2000, 2004, 2011 and 2015.