Politics & Government
Hyattsville Election Schedule Released
Mid-term campaign season in Hyattsville begins officially on Feb. 25.
Local political hopefuls and seasoned incumbents don't have too much more time to decide if they want to contest year's mid-term Hyattsville City Council Elections. A series of memos from the Hyattsville Board of Supervisors of Elections spells out the timetable for this year's municipal election season.
Half of Hyattsville's 10 city council members will be up for election this year, with one seat from each of the city's five wards to be contested over the coming months. The mayor's seat is not up for election again until 2015.
The seats held by councilors Eric Wingard (Ward 1), David Hiles (Ward 2), Matt McKnight (Ward 3), Carlos Lizanne (Ward 4) and Ruth Ann Frazier (Ward 5) will all be contested.
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The field, so far, seems to be wide open. Three incumbents declined to seek re-election this year, Mcknight, Lizanne and Frazier. Wingard and Hiles both said they intend to seek re-election.
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Candidates may begin registering at 8:30 a.m.
Applications for Absentee Ballots available, 8:30 a.m.
Applications available in the office of the City Clerk or online.
Campaign signs may be erected
Additionally, the Board of Elections Supervisors has also released the list of polling places to be used in the coming election.
- Ward 1: Hyattsville Municipal Building First Floor Multi Purpose Room
- Ward 2: Magruder Park Recreation Center - Rear Multi Purpose Room
- Ward 3: University Christian Church - Narthex Entrance
- Ward 4: St. Matthews Episcopal/Anglican Church - Entrance off of 36th Avenue
- Ward 5: Magruder Park Recreation Center - Front Multi-Purpose Room
Don't know which ward you're in? Use this handy web-app from the city of Hyattsville to figure out which ward you live in.
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