On Nov. 4, residents of the city of Rollingwood will vote on three City Council seats in a general election, and a city sales tax for road maintenance and repairs in a special election.

The overview

The council seats up for a vote this year in the general election, which each have a term of two years, are currently held by council members Brook Brown, Phil McDuffee and Alec Robinson.

Three candidates filed to run in the election: Brook Brown, Phil McDuffee and Kevin Schell. Alec Robinson withdrew his candidate filing the day after filing closed, Rollingwood City Secretary Makayla Rodriguez said.

The deadline for filing for a place on the election ballot was Aug. 18.

What else?

The road tax up for a vote in the special election will reauthorize the city to collect a 0.25% local sales and use tax to provide revenue for maintenance and repair of city streets.

The road tax was introduced in 2009 and is subject to a public vote every four years, having last been authorized on Nov. 2, 2021, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

What’s next

The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 4 election is Oct. 6. Early voting will begin on Oct. 20 and will end Oct. 31.