Following the Aug. 21 death of Mayor Pro Tem Shane C. Wilbanks, Grapevine will hold a special election on Nov. 3 to fill the Place 1 city council seat. The council approved a resolution Sept. 8 calling for the special election to fill the unexpired term. As of Sept. 17 one candidate, Paul Slechta, has filed for the position. The term for Place 1 will expire in May 2018. Candidate packets can be found here. The deadline for those interested in running for the Place 1 seat is 5 p.m. Sept. 24. Early voting begins Oct. 19 and ends Oct. 30. Early voting will be held at the The REC of Grapevine, 1175 Municipal Way, or any polling location in Tarrant County. Times are listed here. The polls will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. On this day, voters will have to vote at their precinct as designated on their Voter ID card.