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.”
“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.
At present, I reside at __________Street in the City of Coleman.
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Date and hour of Filing __________
Signature of Candidate
Received by:
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.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, THIS THE __________DAY OF __________, __________.
 
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Notary Public, State of Texas
LOYALTY OATH
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
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.