Filing day for Curry, Roosevelt set for Aug. 24

The lone filing day for candidates for November elections for seats on local municipalities, villages, schools, colleges and soil and water conservation districts is just over a week away.

Filing day at the Curry County Clerk’s Office at 417 Gidding St. in Clovis and the Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office at 101 W. First St. in Portales will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 24 — 70 days ahead of the Nov. 2 general election.

Aug. 24 is also the deadline for submitting ballot questions.

Curry County

The following positions will be on the ballot, with four-year terms unless otherwise noted:

• Grady Village Council (two council positions)

• Melrose Village Council (two council positions)

• Clovis School Board (Districts 1 and 2)

• Grady School Board (Positions 4 and 5)

• Melrose School Board (Positions 4 and 5)

• Texico School Board (Positions 4 and 5)

• Clovis Community College Board of Trustees (Districts 1 and 3, six-year terms)

• Central Curry Soil and Water Conservation District (Positions 3 and 4, candidates must own land within district)

Melrose and Texico school districts are also proposing a general obligation school bond question, while the Grady district is proposing a capital improvements tax ballot question.

Additionally, the city of Clovis has submitted a ballot question on allowing retail businesses to qualify for public support under the Local Economic Development Act. Communities of more than 35,000 were authorized to add retail as a category of economic development following the passage of Senate Bill 140, but a citizen election is required to change Clovis’ LEDA policies.

Roosevelt County

The following positions will be on the ballot, with four-year terms unless otherwise noted:

• Portales School Board (Positions 3 and 4)

• Dora School Board (Positions 2 and 5)

• Elida School Board (Positions 3, 4 and 5)

• Floyd School Board (Positions 1 and 2 and a two-year Position 5 term)

• Texico School Board (Positions 4 and 5)

• Causey Village Council (Positions 3 and 4, two-year terms)

• Dora Village Council (Mayor, Positions 3 and 4)

• Floyd Village Council (Positions 2, 3 and 4)

• Roosevelt Soil and Water Conservation District (Positions 3 and 4, candidates must own land in district)

• Border Soil and Water Conservation District (Positions 3 and 4, two-year terms for Positions 2 and 5)

• Roosevelt County Hospital District (Districts 1 and 2)

There will be five ballot questions with local schools — a bond question in Portales, the general obligation bond questions in Texico and Melrose and tax questions in Elida and House.