(A) 
All elections shall be held in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas regulating the holding of municipal elections and in accordance with the ordinances adopted by the Town Council for the conduct of elections. The general Town election shall be held annually on the uniform election date in May, or at such other times as may be specified by State law, at which time officers will be elected to fill those offices which become vacant that year. The Town Council shall fix the place for holding such election. The Town Council may, by ordinance or resolution, order a special election, fix the date and place for holding same, and provide all means for holding such special election. Notice of the election shall be publicized in accordance with the Texas Election Code and any applicable law. Early voting, absentee voting and procedure for write-in votes shall be governed by the general election laws of the State of Texas. Ordinances for the conduct of elections are excepted from the requirements of Section 3.10(B) of this Charter and may be introduced and adopted by the Town Council at the meeting at which any such ordinance is first introduced.
(B) 
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 Town Secretary in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(C) 
An ordinance, bond issue, or Charter amendment to be voted on by the voters of the Town 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 Town Council, describing the substance of the measure without argument or prejudice.
(A) 
Candidates for elective Town offices shall file for office in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(B) 
Candidates for elective Town offices shall meet the following:
(1) 
Be a qualified voter in the Town and State;
(2) 
Have resided continuously in the corporate limits of the Town, or recently annexed territory, for twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of the election;
(3) 
Not be in violation of any provision in this Charter;
(4) 
Be twenty-one (21) years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election; and
(5) 
Satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office for which they are a candidate.
(C) 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an officer removed by a recall election shall not be a candidate in any election called to fill the vacancy created by said officer’s removal.
(D) 
No candidate may file in a single election for more than one (1) office or position provided by this Charter.
The Town Council is the final judge of all elections and the qualifications of its members. For these purposes, the Town Council shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and require the production of evidence. Decisions by the Town Council as to election and qualifications of its members shall be considered final.
The names of all candidates for office, except such as may have withdrawn, died or become ineligible, shall be printed on official ballots without party designations specifying the Town Council office for which each is seeking election. All official ballots shall be prepared and printed in accordance with the Texas Election Code and any other applicable law.
(A) 
At any election for the Town Council, including the Mayor, the candidate receiving a majority, meaning more than fifty (50) percent of the votes cast, shall be declared the winner. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast at such election, the Town Council shall, upon completion of the official canvass of the ballots, issue a call for a runoff election to be held within thirty (30) days following the issuance of such call, or in accordance with the Texas Election Code. At such runoff election, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes (or three (3) persons in case of a tie for second place) for any one office in the first election shall be voted again.
(B) 
The returns of every municipal election shall be handled in accordance with the Texas Election Code. The Town Council shall canvass and declare the results of the election, which shall be recorded in the Council minutes.
(A) 
Each newly elected member to the Town Council shall be inducted into office at the first regular Town Council meeting following the canvass of the votes.
(B) 
At such meeting, the oath shall be administered in accordance with the Town Charter.