Humble City Council members and city staff met for their first teleconferenced meeting March 26, which was done in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. During the meeting, City Council unanimously voted to postpone the May 2 general election and to extend Mayor Merle Aaron’s disaster declaration.
The May 2 general election will now be postponed until Nov. 3, which will allow the city to save money by contracting the election with Harris County, City Manager Jason Stuebe said. The city was able to postpone the election due to a proclamation Gov. Greg Abbott issued March 18 that allows political subdivisions to postpone the election.
“Obviously, given the current situation, there quite frankly are just too many unknowns as to whether or not we should proceed with conducting this election in May,” Stuebe said. “There's a lot of moving parts, as you all know, in an election, and a lot of decisions have to be made weeks and months in advance.”
The November ballot will still include the same three candidates running for Humble City Council Place 4: Bruce Davidson, Paula Settle and Arliss Bentley. Council Member Allan Steagall, who currently holds the seat, did not run for re-election.
