(a) 
Schedule.
The regular City Election shall be held annually on the uniform election date provided by state law occurring in or nearest the month of May. The Council shall fix the places for holding such election, and the City Secretary shall give notice of the election in the manner required by the laws of the State of Texas.
(b) 
Special Elections.
The Council may, by ordinance call special elections as required or authorized by the laws of the State of Texas or the provisions of this Charter. The Council shall fix the time and places for such special elections, shall direct the City Secretary to give notice thereof and shall provide all means for holding same.
(c) 
Voter Eligibility List.
A certified list of registered voters residing within the City, as prepared by the County Tax Assessor-Collector, shall be currently maintained by the City Secretary.
(d) 
Conduct and Regulation of Elections.
All City elections shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and with this Charter, and the ordinances, resolutions and orders adopted by the Council for the conduct of elections. The Council shall appoint election judges and other officials, and shall determine and provide for their compensation and for all other expenses of holding municipal elections.
(Amnd. by Ordinance 2010-04-19-03 at an election held on May 2010, prop. 5)
(a) 
The name of each candidate for office shall be printed on the official ballots without party designation or symbol. Candidates who have died or withdrawn shall be omitted from the ballot as provided for in State law. If two or more candidates have the same surname or surnames that are similar as to be likely to cause confusion, their residence addresses shall be printed with their names on the ballot.
(b) 
In elections to fill one or more vacant places on the Council, the order on the ballot of the names of the candidates shall be in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Texas and shall be determined by lot in a drawing to be held under the supervision of the City Secretary.
(c) 
Absentee voting shall be governed by the general election laws of the State of Texas.
(d) 
Ordinances, Bond Issues, and Charter Amendments shall be presented for voting by ballot title which may differ from the measure’s legal title, but which shall be a clear, concise statement, approved by the affirmative vote of the majority of the Members of the Council present, objectively describing the substance of the measure.
The content and form of the ballot shall be determined by ordinance in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Texas.
(e) 
Procedures for write-in votes shall be governed by the general election law of the State of Texas.
(Amnd. by Ordinance 2020-07-20-01, at an election held on November 3, 2020, prop. F)
The election judges and officials appointed by the Council shall determine, record and report the results of any general or special City election in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Texas. In accordance with said laws, the Council shall, after an election, meet, canvass and officially declare the results of the election as to candidates and questions. The returns of every municipal election shall be recorded in the minutes of the Council. The candidate who receives the largest number of votes cast for an office shall be declared elected.
In the event no candidate for an office receives a plurality of the votes cast for that office in the regular or special election, the Council shall, upon completion of the official canvass, call a run-off election among the candidates who receive an equal number of votes. The election shall be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Texas, the provisions of this Charter and the ordinance ordering same.