Residents from Collin County cities with upcoming general elections will head to the polls later this month to begin the early voting process to elect city council members and Collin College trustees in contested races.

The first day of early voting is Tuesday, April 22 and continues through April 29. Election Day is Saturday, May 3.

Murphy voters in the Plano ISD school district will vote for four at-large candidates who will serve for four years. Place 1 incumbent Lauren Tyra is running unopposed. Place 2 candidates are Sam Johnson and Xiomar Pierre; Place 3 candidates include longtime incumbent and board president Nancy Humphrey who will face challenger Harper Weaver. In the race for Place 6; Andrew Rettke, Elisa Klein and Dash Weerasinghe.

Three members of the Murphy City Council face challengers in the general election.

Candidates for Place 1 include incumbent and Mayor pro tem Elizabeth Abraham who is opposed by Nadeem Khan.

Place 4 Councilmember Ken Oltmann faces challenger Chris Stout and Deputy Mayor pro tem Jené Butler is being challenged for Place 6 by Qasim Rasul. Place 2 Councilmember Scott Smith has no opposition.

The nine-member Collin College Board of Trustees has three seats up this year. Trustees serve six year terms. In Place 4, Staci Weaver and Tamara Thomas have filed for the seat previously occupied by Greg Gomel. Place 5 incumbent Raj Menon is running unopposed. Place 6 incumbent Stacy Arias filed for reelection but withdrew from the race leaving Justin Adcock unopposed.

In the city of Parker, there are three council seat terms, all at-large, expiring. Incumbents Amanda Noe and Todd Fecht are running against Colleen Halbert, Darrel Sharpe, Joe Cordina and Roxanne Bogdan.

Collin County polls are open April 22-26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 28-29 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nearby early Collin County voting locations include Collin College Wylie Campus (Lobby), Wylie Community Park Center, Meeting Room East, 800 Thomas St., Wylie and the Community Center, Room A/B, 3815 Sachse Rd.in Sachse. Dallas County voters can early vote at Sachse City Hall Courtroom, 3815-B Sachse Rd., in Sachse, the Rowlett Community Center, 5300 Main St., Rowlett or any other designated locations. Applications for Ballots by Mail (ABBMs) must be received no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 22, by 5 p.m.

Visit collincountytx.gov/Elections or dallascountyvotes.org for more information.

See voters guide at https://publisher.etype.services/Murphy-Monitor/e-paper-special-edition/858BF4B326E92A0C

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