This May the citizens of Robertson County will have two chances to vote in May. In Calvert and Hearne, there are City elections and there is a run-off election for Sheriff of Robertson County as well as for the Republican nominee for State Representative 12. Those who live within the City of Calvert and Calvert ISD as well as residents in Hearne ISD will have their chance to go to the ballot box first, with City elections first on the slate of elections in May. The City of Calvert and Calvert School Board have candidates vying for positions. Three positions are up for re-election for Calvert City Council, but only Alderman Place 1 has any opposition candidates. Jan Walston will vie for James Evens’ seat on the council, while Boccie Alford and Diane Grimes are running unopposed for their seats three and five. The Calvert School Board has four spots open for candidates to seek election. For place one, there is only one candidate listed, and it is a write-in candidate; James Green. No names will appear on the ballot, so people will have to actively write-in Mr. Green’s name in order to vote for him during the election. Place 2 has Carolyn Rosemond and Gilsie Wiese vying for the candidacy, while Place 3 has three candidates available to choose from. Carolyn Waldon will face off against John Primeaux, while Sanya Peterson Fleming is hoping that folks will vote for her through a write-on vote. Only Waldon and Primeaux’s names will appear on the ballot, so it will be up to voters to write-in Fleming’s name if they wish to vote for her. The final place is five, which was left open by Tre Darian Kinney and is an unexpired term. There will be only one candidate on the ballot, Gina Van Drake, who is running unopposed for the open seat. Hearne ISD residents will be voting on the proposed bond, which was covered in recent editions, as well as examined during two recent town hall meetings held by the district. Voters in Calvert and Hearne can begin early voting from April 21 to April 26, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 29, 30 and May 4 both polling locations will be open for voters from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Calvert votes at the Calvert Fire Station and Hearne will cast their ballots in the Municipal Building. The run-off elections will be held for both Robertson County Sheriff and State Representative 12. Both of these are Republican Party Primaries and anyone who voted in the March primaries under the Republican ticket, or those who did not vote in the primaries at all, but are currently registered to vote, can participate in these elections. The Sheriff’s race will be between two veterans of law enforcement, Karen Box and William Ruland. There is no democratic nominee for sheriff, so this will be the final vote to determine who gets the seat. The two nominees for State District 12 are Ben Bius and Trey Wharton, both of Huntsville. Whoever wins the runoff election will face a Democratic and Libertarian Opponent in the November election. The May runoff elections will be held May 20-24 at the elections office in Franklin from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm and then 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on the final voting day, Tuesday May 28. Early voting will also be held in Hearne at the Municipal building and in Bremond at the JOP Precinct 4 office on Wednesday May 22 and Thursday May 23 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and then 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Friday, May 24.