The regular City election shall be held annually on the first
Saturday in May, or on such equivalent date as may be established
by State Election Law, at which time officers will be elected to fill
those offices which become vacant that year. The City Council shall
fix the hours and place for holding such elections. All candidates
for the City Council shall file for, and shall be elected from the
City, at large, by obtaining a majority of the votes cast. The Mayor’s
office and two Council positions shall be filled in odd numbered years,
and two Council positions shall be filled in even numbered years.
The Council shall conduct all elections consistent with State
law.
Any qualified person who desires to become a candidate for election
to the office of Mayor, or City Council Member, shall file with the
City Secretary an application in substantially the following form:
“I, __________, do hereby declare that I am a candidate
for the office of __________, and request that my name be duly printed
upon the official ballot for that particular office in the City Election.”
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“I am a qualified, registered voter of the City of Coleman,
a resident of the United States of America, a resident of the City
of Coleman, and a resident of Ward number for a period of at least
one (1) year. I am not in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other
liability due the City.
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At present, I reside at __________Street in the City of Coleman.
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Date and hour of Filing __________
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Signature of Candidate
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Received by:
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STATE OF TEXAS
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COUNTY OF COLEMAN
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BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared __________, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed
in the foregoing application, and who acknowledged to me that the
same was executed for the purpose and considerations therein expressed,
and declared under oath that the same is true and correct.
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GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, THIS THE __________DAY
OF __________, __________.
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Notary Public, State of Texas
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LOYALTY OATH
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I, __________, of the City of Coleman, County of Coleman, State
of Texas, being a candidate for the office of Council Member, Mayor,
or Chief of Police, do solemnly swear that I believe in and approve
of our present representative form of government, and if elected,
I will support and defend our representative form of government and
shall resist any effort or movement from any part thereof, and I will
support and defend the Constitution and the Laws of the United States
of America and of the State of Texas.
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Signature of Candidate
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Such application shall be filed in the Office of City Secretary.
The official ballot shall be drawn up by the City Secretary
and approved by the City Attorney, and will contain the names of all
candidates for office, except when possible, those who may have been
withdrawn, deceased, or become ineligible. The ballot shall have the
designation of the particular office (Mayor or Council Member) and
under the appropriate designation shall appear the names of the candidates.
These names shall be positioned upon the ballot as determined by a
drawing conducted by the City Secretary.
The returns of every municipal election shall be delivered forthwith
by the Election Judges to the Mayor. The Council shall canvass the
returns, investigate the qualifications of the candidates, and declare
the official results of the election in the manner and within the
time provided by law, and deliver the votes to the City Secretary.
Returns of every municipal election shall be recorded in the minutes
of the Council. The candidate for Mayor who receives a majority of
ballot votes by qualified voters at the election, shall be declared
elected. The candidates for election to the places of Council Members
who receive a majority of ballot votes cast by qualified voters voting
at the election, shall be declared elected. The results of said election
shall be posted in the City Hall as soon as possible.
The City Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications
of its own members, but the decision of the Council, in any case,
shall be subject to review by the courts.
The Council may, by ordinance or resolution, call such special
elections as are authorized by the state law and this Charter, fix
the time and place of holding same, and provide all means for holding
such special elections, provided that every special election shall
be called and held as nearly as practicable according to the provisions
of the general election laws of the State of Texas.
When a special election is called for the purpose of filling a vacancy or vacancies for the remainder of a term, the candidate receiving a majority of the votes shall be declared elected. In the event that no one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, provisions of Section
3.06 of this Charter, will govern.