Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board

Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors

The Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors consists of nine directors elected as follows: (1)  two directors elected from each county commissioners precinct of Wilson County; and (2)  one director elected from the district at large.  (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.051(a)).

The current members of the Wilson County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors are as follows:

2024 Board of Directors General Election

2024 Notice of Deadline to File Applications for Place on the Ballot

The next General Election for the Board of Directors of the Wilson County Memorial Hospital District is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2024 for the following positions:

Pct. 1 – Currently held by Marcelo Laijas

Pct. 2 – Currently held by Nick Janysek

Pct. 3 – Currently held by Donald Finley

Pct. 4 – Currently held by Steve Browning

Early Voting

Dates:
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 through Friday, March 1, 2024

Times:
TBA

Location(s):
TBA

Election Day Voting

Date & Times
Saturday, May 4, 2024
7:00 am – 7:00 pm

Location(s):
TBA

Deadlines and How to File

The deadlines for filing an application and petition for a place on ballot is set by state statute and runs from January 17, 2024 through February 16, 2024.  Candidate filings are accepted in person during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, from Monday – Friday 8:00AM– 12:00PM and 1:00PM – 5:00 PM, at Wilson County Memorial Hospital District, Connally Memorial Medical Center- Main Campus, 499 10th St., Floresville, TX 78114, ATTN:  Kimberly Jones, or mail to that address, or by email to kjones@connallymmc.org, or by fax to (830) 393-1301.

Filing requirements per state statute are available in the Texas Secretary of State Elections Candidate’s Guide, online at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/candidacy.shtml.

Application for Place on the Ballot

The form of the Application for a Place on the General Election Ballot is Form 2-49 “Application for Place in the General Election Ballot for CSOs,” available online at the Texas Secretary of State website at this link:  https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/index.shtml#chapter-2

Petition for Place on the Ballot

In addition to filing the Application for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Secretary of State Form 2-49), a person who wants to have the person’s name printed on the ballot as a candidate for Director must file with the Board secretary at the address given above a petition requesting that action.  The petition must:

(1) be signed by at least 15 registered voters in the District; and

(2) be filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code (Friday, February 16, 2024).

(Texas Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.053)

The petition must also meet the requirements of Texas Election Code, Chapter 141, Subchapter C (Secretary of State Form 2-51).
The Secretary of State forms can be found at this link: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/index.shtml 

Candidate Qualifications

To be qualified to serve as a Director, a person must be (1) a resident of the District; and (2) a qualified voter.  A person is not eligible for election as a Director from a commissioners precinct unless the person is a resident of that precinct. However, a person is not eligible to serve as a Director if the person is: (1) the District Administrator; (2) the District Attorney; or (3) a District employee. (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.054).

Board Membership and Term

The Board consists of nine Directors:  two Directors elected from each county commissioners precinct of Wilson County, and one Director elected at large.  (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.051(a)).  The Directors serve staggered four-year terms and elections are held on the uniform election date in May of even-numbered years. (Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 285.081; Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.051(d)). The candidate from each commissioners precinct receiving the highest number of votes from that precinct is elected as Director from that precinct. The candidate for Director at large receiving the highest number of votes from the District at large is elected as the Director from the District at large.  (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.051(b))

If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Director, the remaining Directors will fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.  A person appointed to fill a vacancy from a precinct must be a resident of the precinct the person is to represent.  (Tex. Special District and Local Laws Code Sec. 1115.055.)

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