(1) 
All Town elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(2) 
The regular Town election shall be held annually on the uniform election date in May or such other date as required by the Texas Election Code. The Town Council shall be responsible for specification of places for holding such elections.
(3) 
The Town Council may, by resolution, order a special election for purposes consistent with this Charter and laws of the State of Texas. The Town Council will fix the time and places for such a special election, and provide all means for holding same.
(1) 
Candidates for elective Town offices shall file for office in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(2) 
Candidates for elective Town offices shall meet the following qualifications:
(A) 
Shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the election for which they are filing;
(B) 
Shall meet all requirements to be a qualified voter set forth in the Texas Election Code, and shall have been a registered voter in the Town of Prosper for at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the filing date;
(C) 
Shall have resided within the corporate limits of the Town for at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the filing date;
(D) 
No candidate may file in a single election for more than one (1) office or position as provided by this Charter;
(E) 
The office of an incumbent elected Town official shall become vacant when the person holding such office files an application to have his or her name placed on an official ballot as a candidate for any elective public office other than the one such person holds, unless otherwise prohibited by law; and
(F) 
Shall comply with all other Town ordinances or resolutions that may be applicable.
(3) 
If a member of any board or commission appointed by the Town Council shall announce candidacy or becomes a candidate for election to the Town Council, he shall immediately forfeit the board or commission position with the Town.
(1) 
The official ballot will be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(2) 
The order of the names of the candidates on the ballot shall be determined by lot in a public drawing to be held under the supervision of the person performing the duties of the Town Secretary in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(3) 
Procedures for voting by absentee ballot shall be consistent with the Texas Election Code.
(4) 
An ordinance, bond issue, or Charter amendment to be voted on by the voters of the Town shall be presented for voting by a clear, concise statement of the proposition, approved by the Town Council, which statement shall describe the substance of the measure without argument or prejudice.
(5) 
Procedures for write-in votes shall be consistent with the Texas Election Code.
(1) 
The candidate for elective office receiving a majority of the votes cast shall be declared the winner. In the event that no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for any one place at such election, the Town Council shall, upon completion of the official canvass of the ballots, issue a call for a runoff election to be held within thirty (30) days following the issuance of such call, or in accordance with the Texas Election Code. At such runoff election, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes (or three (3) persons in case of tie for second place) for any one place in the first election shall again be voted for.
(2) 
The returns of every municipal election shall be handled in accordance with the Texas Election Code. These returns shall be delivered from the election judges to the person performing the duties of the Town Secretary and the Mayor at Town Hall as soon as possible after the closing of the polls. Election returns, general and special, shall be presented to the Town Council at their next meeting following the election, at which time the Town Council shall canvass and declare the results of the election, which shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(1) 
Each newly elected person to the Town Council shall be sworn into office at the next meeting following the declaration of the results of the election.
(2) 
At such meeting the oath shall be in accordance with the Town Charter.