The Council may by ordinance call such special elections as
are authorized by the State law and this Charter, fix the time of
holding same, and provide all means for holding such special elections,
provided that every special election shall be held on a Saturday,
unless otherwise provided by law or this Charter, and shall be held
as nearly as practicable according to the provisions governing general
elections.
Regular elections for Mayor and City Councilmembers shall be
held annually on the first Saturday in May of each year as hereinafter
provided. All regular elections shall be conducted in accordance with
the Texas Election Code.
a. Regular
Election for Mayor -
The regular election for the Mayor
shall be every three (3) years.
b. Regular
Election for City Council -
The regular election for
one Councilmember from Ward A. and one Councilmember from Ward B shall
be once every three years and on a different year than any other election
for one Councilmember from Ward A and one Councilmember from Ward
B An election for one Councilmember at large shall also be once every
three (3) years.
(Ordinance 2889 adopted 1/14/19; amended 5/1/2021)
Where in an election for Mayor or to a place on the Council,
no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast for such place
at such election, the Council shall, immediately upon declaring the
official results of the election, issue a call for a run-off election
for every place to which no one was elected according to State law.
Such date shall be set by ordinance by Council in the ordinance calling
the run-off election. Such run-off election and candidates therefor
shall comply with the Texas Election Code.
(Amended 5/1/2021)
Any person seeking election to the Office of Mayor or Councilmember
must comply with the provisions of this Charter and to the extent
it applies to persons seeking municipal office, must also comply with
the Texas Election Code, in particular, Texas Election Code, Title
9, except that age and residency requirements shall be those prescribed
by this Charter.
In addition to such requirements which require the filing of
an application, each candidate must present an affidavit signed by
the candidate, containing proof that such candidate has met the qualifications
of the office as outlined in this Charter. Such application and affidavit
shall be presented to the City Secretary.
Early voting, formerly absentee voting, shall be conducted in
accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(Amended 5/1/2021)
The candidates elected to either the Office of Mayor or Councilmember
shall assume the duties of office after giving the oath of office
which shall be administered by the City of Katy Municipal Judge or
any person authorized by Texas State Law to administer oaths.
(Amended 5/1/93)