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4:56 KACU's Allie Jones speaks with Lynn Beard who's running for the Place Two seat on the Abilene City Council. Lynn Beard is one of two candidates who filed to run for the Place Two seat on Abilene's City Council, left open by Jack Rentz.  Beard is a retired Abilene Police officer, who now runs Abilene Aero.  He says his combined experience of serving in the community and running a small business give him a background that is well suited to the roll of city council member.  KACU's Allie Jones spoke with Beard about his candidacy and his vision for Abilene.

Voters, voters everywhere, but hardly a ballot to be counted Our view Crazy. And it won't happen. But the turnout for this year's city election has been next to nothing. The first five days of early voting drew less than 900 Taylor County voters. Voting resumed Monday and Tuesday, and 706 people voted those two days to push the total to 1,599. Election Day is Saturday.  Maybe everyone is waiting until the final day. But Saturday is a busy day in Abilene, though voting in this election requires more time to sign in to vote than it does making two selections.  We are voting to choose two of ...

It was the last day for early voting, with Election Day on Saturday.

For comparison, 791 voted on the sixth day of the 2019 joint city and school elections. The 2021 total for six days is 1,202 votes, compared to 3,2 two years ago. Voters in Abilene are making two choices for City Council, Places 1 and 2. Place 1 incumbent Shane Price faces challenger Stephen Hunt while Place 2 is open, with Lynn Beard and Garrett Hubbard facing off. Early voting ends Tuesday with extended hours at the Taylor County Plaza.

For comparison, 542 voted on the fifth day of the 2019 joint city and school elections. The 2021 total for five days is 893 votes, compared to 2,415 two years ago. Voters in Abilene are making two choices for City Council, Places 1 and 2. Place 1 incumbent Shane Price faces challenger Stephen Hunt while Place 2 is open, with Lynn Beard and Garrett Hubbard facing off. Early voting resumes Monday and Tuesday with extended hours at the Taylor County Plaza.