(1) 
All City elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(2) 
The regular City election shall be held annually on the first Saturday in May or such other date as required by the Texas Election Code. The City Council shall be responsible for specification of places for holding such elections.
(3) 
The City Council may order a special election for purposes consistent with this Charter and laws of the State of Texas. The City Council will fix the time and places for such a special election, and provide all means for holding same.
(4) 
Municipal elections shall be conducted by election officials appointed by the City Council, or as prescribed by law. Sample ballots identical in format to those used in the specific election shall be posted in the voting place(s) for the purpose of voter orientation.
(5) 
All municipal elections shall be publicized in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(6) 
A sample ballot shall be published in at least one of the official media of communication designated for City notices.
(Ordinance 10-02-13 adopted 3/16/2010; Ordinance 10-05-28, sec. 2, ex. B, 5/18/2010; Ordinance 19-05-38, props. Q-R, adopted 5/14/19; Ordinance 2025-05-29 adopted 5/13/2025)
(1) 
Candidates for elective City offices shall file for office in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Each candidate's application for a place on the ballot must be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) or, in lieu of the payment of a filing fee, a petition signed by no less than 25 qualified voters of the City or one-half of one percent of the total votes received in the City by all candidates for Mayor in the most recent mayoral Special Election, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Candidates for elective city offices shall meet the following qualifications:
(A) 
Shall be at least 18 years of age at the time of the election for which they are filing;
(B) 
Shall be a qualified voter;
(C) 
Shall have resided within the corporate limits of the city, or recently annexed territory, for at least one year immediately preceding the filing date;
(D) 
Shall not, at the time of filing or while in office, be in arrears in payment of taxes or other liabilities due the city after notice of any delinquency;
(E) 
No candidate may file in a single election for more than one office or position as provided by this Charter;
(F) 
(Reserved)
(G) 
The office of an incumbent elected city official shall become vacant when the person holding such office files an application to have his name placed on an official ballot as a candidate for any elective public office other than the one such person holds, unless otherwise prohibited by law; and
(H) 
Shall comply with all other city ordinances or resolutions that may be applicable.
(Ordinance 10-02-13 adopted 3/16/2010; Ordinance 10-05-28, sec. 2, ex. B, adopted 5/18/2010; Ordinance 19-05-38, props. F, S, adopted 5/14/19)
(1) 
The name of each candidate seeking elective office, except those who have withdrawn, died, or become ineligible, shall be printed on the official ballot in the form designated by the candidate in accordance with the Texas Election Code. If two or more candidates have the same surname, their residence addresses shall be printed with their names on the ballot.
(2) 
The order of the names of the candidates on the ballot shall be determined by lot in a public drawing to be held under the supervision of the person performing the duties of the city secretary in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(3) 
Procedures for voting by absence ballot shall be consistent with the Texas Election Code.
(4) 
An ordinance, bond issue, or Charter amendment to be voted on by the voters of the city shall be presented for voting by ballot title. The ballot title of a measure may be different from its legal title and shall be a clear, concise statement, approved by the city council, describing the substance of the measure without argument or prejudice.
(5) 
Procedures for write-in votes shall be consistent with the Texas Election Code.
(1) 
The candidate for elective office receiving a majority of the votes cast shall be declared the winner. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for any one place at such election, the city council shall, upon completion of the official canvass of the ballots, issue a call for a runoff election to be held within 30 days following the issuance of such call, or in accordance with the Texas Election Code. At such runoff election, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes (or three persons in case of tie for second place) for any one place in the first election shall again be voted for.
(2) 
The returns of every municipal election shall be handled in accordance with the Texas Election Code. These returns shall be delivered from the election judges to the person performing the duties of the City Secretary and the Mayor at City Hall as soon as possible after the closing of the polls. Election returns, general and special, shall be presented to the City Council at their next meeting in accordance with the Texas Election Code, at which time the City Council shall canvass and declare the results of the election, which shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(Ordinance 19-05-38, prop. T, adopted 5/14/19)
(1) 
Each newly elected person to the City Council shall be inducted into office at the first regular City Council meeting following the official canvassing of the election.
(2) 
At such meeting the oath shall be in accordance with the city Charter.
(Ordinance 19-05-38, prop. T, adopted 5/14/19)