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Parmer County authorizes Election Administrator to contract for joint primary with both parties
Summary
Parmer County Judge Isabel Izzy Carrasco and commissioners voted to authorize the county’s Election Administrator to execute a contract to hold joint primary elections with the Republican and Democratic parties and any necessary runoff, using countywide polling places.
Parmer County’s Commissioner’s Court authorized the county election administrator on Nov. 13 to enter a contract with both the Republican and Democratic parties to conduct joint primary elections and any necessary runoff.
Election Administrator Jessica White told the court that both parties had requested the county conduct their primary elections and had agreed to a joint election using countywide polling places. White asked the court for authorization to execute the contract to manage those primaries.
Judge Isabel Izzy Carrasco moved to grant authorization for the contract to hold a joint primary and any runoff if necessary; Commissioner Kirk Frye seconded. The court approved the motion by majority vote, authorizing the Election Administrator to proceed with the joint-election agreement.
The meeting record notes attached contract documents but the attachments are not included in the transcript. The court did not record conditions, amendments, or a roll-call vote in the transcript. The authorization was entered as a majority vote during the special meeting.
