(1) 
All City elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(2) 
The regular City election shall be held annually on the first Tuesday in May or such other date as required by the Texas Election Code. The City Council shall be responsible for specification of places for holding such elections.
(3) 
The City Council may, by ordinance or resolution, order a special election for purposes consistent with this Charter and laws of the State of Texas. The City Council will fix the time and places for such a special election, and provide all means for holding same.
(4) 
Municipal elections shall be conducted by election officials appointed by the City Council, or as prescribed by law. Sample ballots identical in format to those used in the specific election shall be posted in the voting place(s) for the purpose of voter orientation.
(5) 
All municipal elections shall be publicized in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(6) 
A sample ballot shall be published in the official newspaper of the City in accordance with the Texas Election Code/state law and this Charter.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)
(1) 
Candidate filing.
Candidates for elective City offices shall file for office in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(2) 
Candidates for elective office - at large.
Candidates for an at large elective City office shall meet the following qualifications:
(i) 
Shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the election for which they are filing;
(ii) 
Shall be qualified/registered to vote in the City;
(iii) 
Shall meet all requirements to be a qualified voter set forth in the Texas Election Code at the time of the election for which they are filing;
(iv) 
Shall have resided within the corporate limits of the City, or recently annexed territory, for at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the filing date;
(v) 
Shall not, at the time of filing or while in office, be in arrears in payment of taxes or other liabilities due to the City after notice of any delinquency;
(vi) 
No candidate may file in a single election for more than one (1) office or position as provided by this Charter;
(vii) 
No employee of the City shall continue in such position after filing for an elective office provided for in this Charter; and
(viii) 
Shall comply with all other City ordinances or resolutions that may be applicable.
(3) 
Candidates for elective office - geographic district.
In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 2 of this Section, a person shall only be eligible to be a candidate for a Councilmember representing a geographic district if such candidate, at the time of filing for office, is a qualified resident of such district and has resided in such district for at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the filing date.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)
Official Ballots utilized by the City for general and special elections within the City shall comply with all applicable law, including without limitation, the Texas Election Code, as amended.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)
(1) 
Each candidate for elective office receiving a majority of the votes cast for such office shall be declared elected. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for the office sought at such election, the City Council shall, upon completion of the official canvass of the ballots and in accordance with state law, issue a call for a run-off election to be held in accordance with the Texas Election Code. At such run-off election, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes (or three (3) persons in case of tie for second place) for any office sought in the first election shall be placed upon the ballot to be voted on in such run-off election.
(2) 
The returns of every municipal election shall be handled in accordance with applicable state law, including without limitation, the Texas Election Code, as amended. Election returns, general and special, shall be presented to the City Council at an open public meeting scheduled in accordance with state law following the election, at which time the City Council shall canvass and declare the results of the election, which shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)
After the canvassing of election returns, each newly elected person to the City Council shall be inducted into office in accordance with state law.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)