Randall County is accepting applications in consideration of filling the Randall County Precinct 1 Commissioner office vacancy. The seat was vacated after the Commissioners Court appointed Precinct 1 Commissioner Christy Dyer to the Randall County Judge post on Jan. 26.
Per Randall County, the Precinct 1 Commissioner vacancy appointment will be made by Dyer and last until the office is filled in a November 2022 special election. According to the appointment notice, to be able to hold the office, an applicant must:
• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be 18 years of age or older on the date of appointment
• Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (a) totally mentally incapacitated or (b) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
Dyer appointed to Randall County Judge post
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The action was approved via a 2-1 vote during the Court s regular session. We had 16 people apply for the position, Precinct 2 Commissioner Mark Benton said during the session. We cut that down to four and we interviewed them. All those people have been very involved with community and are great people. But we have to make a choice. I nominate Christy Dyer to be the next judge to serve out Ernie Houdashell s remaining term.
Benton s motion was seconded by Precinct 3 Commissioner Bob Robinson. Precinct 4 Commissioner Buddy DeFord cast the dissenting vote.