Early voting starts today for school elections in Big Spring, Coahoma, Forsan and Stanton school districts leading up to the May 10 election.

Early voting in the Big Spring, Coahoma and Forsan races will be held in the third floor courtroom of the Howard County Courthouse, while Stanton voters can cast early ballots in the Martin County Courthouse.

Two school districts — Coahoma and Forsan — feature contested trustee elections, the only such races in this area.

Seven candidates will vie for three spots on the Coahoma school district board of trustees.

Incumbents Mike Blissard and Dale Coates will be joined on the ballot by Power Resources technician Patric Robinson and First Bank of West Texas official Lori Martinez in the race for two at-large seats on the board.

Also, Kirk Allen, Cindy Fowler and James Sanders will run for the one-year unexpired term of former trustee John Wayne Metcalf.

Allen is a railroad conductor, Fowler is a retired educator and Sanders is employed by a local correctional facility.

The Forsan ISD race will feature five candidates seeking one of three at-large seats.

Beckie Wash is the only incumbent seeking re-election and she will be joined on the ballot by Timary Rosenbaum, an employee at CDR Properties, Tim Ballard, a USPS letter carrier, Courtney Ballard, a truck driver, and firefighter Glenn Graves.

Voters in Big Spring and Stanton school districts also have some choices to make, as they will decide the fate of bond issues to finance construction projects.

Big Spring ISD voters will decide whether to approve $34 million in construction projects, including a new elementary campus which will house all BSISD students in grades 2 through 4, new science labs and a roof at the high school and minor renovation at other campuses.

In Stanton, voters are being asked to approve a $9 million bond issue, which will finance construction of a new science wing, auditorium and tennis courts at the high school, along with an eight-classroom wing at the elementary campus.

Contact Staff Writer Steve Reagan at 263-7331, ext. 234 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it