Five Candidates register for Eagle Pass Mayor and City Council Election on May 6th

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

A total of five candidates registered for the City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor and City Council Election scheduled for May 6, 2017, announced City Secretary Imelda Rodriguez.

Incumbent Mayor Ramsey English Cantu registered for re-election and local veteran newsman Hector Munoz-Mijares registered as candidate for the Mayor’s position, too.  Only two candidates registered for the Mayor’s race.

For City Council Place 2, incumbent City Councilman and Mayor Pro-Tem Rudy Villalpando is unopposed for re-election and is guaranteed to be re-elected again for another term on May 6th.

For City Council Place 4, incumbent City Councilman Luis E. Sifuentes registered for re-election and drew an opponent in Romeo Fernandez in the May 6th Election.

Although the May 6th Mayor and City Council Election is important to Eagle Pass residents, apathy seemed to rule the day as only  five candidates registered for the election on May 6th with the Mayor’s and City Council Place 4 races being contested and the City Council Place 2 race going unopposed.

Early voting will commence on Monday, April 24th and continue through May 1st at the Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.  Two days have been designated as Extended Voting Hours Day: April 24th and May 1st with the polls open from 8 A.M. through 8 P.M. on these two dates for the convenience of voters.

The Eagle Pass City Council appointed veteran Election Judge Ramon Ramirez to preside over the May 6th Election and longtime election worker Arturo Delgado as the Early Voting Judge.

The registered voters of the City of Eagle Pass are encouraged to participate and cast their ballot for the candidates of their choice at the May 6th Mayor and City Council Election.