As election booths closed to count results from the Nov. 2 election, the McKinney City Council set plans in motion to hold its next election in just two months.
Council passed an ordinance Nov. 2 calling for a special city election to be held Jan. 15. Voters will need to choose someone to fill the council seat of Frederick Frazier, who serves in an at-large capacity on the council. Frazier announced Oct. 15 his intention to run for state representative in House District 61. City Secretary Empress Drane said this is a “triggering action that requires a replacement election.”
Frazier may continue to serve on the council until the election of a new member to replace him, City Attorney Mark Houser said. Whoever is elected to fill Frazier’s seat will serve the remainder of his term, which expires in 2023, Drane said. Because his term has more than one year remaining, Texas law requires his replacement to be elected rather than appointed.
“I’m going to stay here working just like I have been every single day,” Frazier said. “We've worked on several things throughout the city today, trying to bring business to the city and that will stay my focal point the entire time—to bring commerce to the city and good businesses because there's good people here that want that business.”
