The mayor shall call the regular city elections and may call
such special elections as are authorized by state law and this Charter.
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 city council for the
conduct thereof.
Any qualified elector of the city who is otherwise qualified
may have their name printed upon the official ballot for the office
of councilmember at any election by filing their application, together
with the loyalty oath required by state officials, with the Mayor,
City Secretary or City Manager in accordance with the Texas Election
Code. If, after the filing deadline has expired, no qualified candidate
has filed the required application to run for a position that is open
to election for councilmember for the vacant position may be filled
immediately after the May election by appointment by the City Council
as provided for in Article II Section 3 of this Charter.
(Amnd. by referendum 4/7/70; Amnd. at an election held May 1, 2021)
The City of Edna shall be divided into five (5) districts, each
to be represented by one (1) councilmember with the mayor being elected
at-large. Candidates shall reside in the district they represent,
and shall have resided in that district for at least one (1) year
preceding their election. Candidates shall be elected by the voters
of the district they represent.
(Amnd. by referendum 4/5/80)
At any regular or special municipal election, the candidate
for each office, and in the case of councilmember, the candidate for
each position, who has received the greater number of votes shall
be declared elected. In the event no candidate has received at least
50% of the votes cast, the Council shall cause to be held a runoff
election between the two highest vote getting candidates between thirty
and forty-five days after the special or regular election, provided,
however, if the two highest vote getting candidates can agree in writing
upon some other method of deciding who shall be declared elected,
a special election will not be ordered.
(Ordinance 84-02 adopted 2/15/84; amnd. by referendum 2/6/86)
