Little Elm schedules 2025 general and special elections; candidate filing begins Jan. 15
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Town staff outlined dates for the May 3 general election and a special election reauthorizing a local one-quarter-cent street sales tax; candidate filing opens Jan. 15 and election-related early voting is April 21–29.
Caitlin, a staff member handling elections information, briefed the council on Jan. 7 about the 2025 election calendar for Little Elm, which includes a general election and a town special election related to reauthorization of a one-quarter cent street sales tax.
Key dates she gave: candidate packets became available the week of the meeting and the first day to file is Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8 a.m.; the last day to file is Friday, Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. A candidate briefing is scheduled for March 5 at 6 p.m. The voter registration deadline is April 3 (handled by the county). Early voting at Town Hall will run April 21–29; election day is May 3, with polls open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. The council will canvass results at a special meeting on May 13. If a runoff is required, early voting would run May 27–June 3 and a runoff election day would be June 7 (the same day as Brew and Q).
Caitlin said candidate packets are available online and as a hard copy at the library and encouraged interested candidates or voters with questions to contact her; she noted her contact details are included in the packet.