MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

The City Council, by ordinance, shall order all elections and set the date, polling place, hours, and any other necessary details. Notice of elections shall be published in the official newspaper of the City not less than thirty days before each regular election and not less than ten days prior to any run-off election.

Elections shall be held in compliance with the State Election Code, this Charter, and City ordinance.

Any qualified voter of the City who is:

• a citizen of the United States of America and a qualified voter of the State of Texas; 
• shall have resided for at least one year preceding the election within the corporate limits of the City or for one year within territory which has been annexed by the City; 
• shall have attained the age of at least twenty-one years on the first day of the term to be filled; 
• and shall not at the same time hold any other elective or appointive public office of emolument 

meets the qualifications of a mayoral candidate or a city council candidate and may have his or her name printed upon the official ballot for a particular office at any election by:

(a) Filing his or her sworn application with the City Secretary at least seventy-eight days prior to the election.

(b) Simultaneously with the application, a candidate shall file a petition signed by 150 qualified voters residing in the City and endorsing the candidate or provide a cash filing fee of $150.

The names of all candidates for the office of Mayor or Council-member (except such as may have withdrawn, died, or become ineligible) shall be printed on the official ballot without political party designations. The order of the names of candidates for places on the ballot shall be determined by lot.

The regular, run-off, or special election of a Mayor and/or Council-member shall be by majority vote of the qualified voters voting at such election.