Election Information

 

Election Information

Información Electoral

Election Day - May 2, 2020

Día de elección 2 de Mayo

City of Muleshoe City Hall ~ 215 S 1st ~ Muleshoe, TX 79347

 

Filing Dates for Application for Place on Ballot ~ January 15, 2020 thru February 14, 2020 by 5:00pm

 

        Requirements For Filing For a Place on the Ballot

• Candidates for Mayor or Council Member shall file for office in accordance with the Texas Election Code as amended.
• Candidates for Mayor or Council Member shall meet the following qualifications:

1. Be a qualified voter in the City and State at the time of taking office.
2. Be a resident of the City.
3. Have resided continuously in the corporate limits of the City for six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the election.
4. Not be in violation of any provision in the Charter.
5. Be eighteen (18) years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election.
6. Satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office for which they are a candidate.

• No candidate for Mayor or Council Member may file in a single election for more than one (1) office or position as provided by the Charter and state law.
• No employee of the City shall continue in any City employee position after filing for an elective officed provided in the Charter.