§ 35.14 General Requirements For Application

   A candidate's application for a place on the ballot must:

      (1)   Be in writing;

      (2)   Be signed and sworn to by the candidate and indicate the date that the candidate swears to the application;

      (3)   Be timely filed with the City Secretary; and

      (4)   Include:

         (i)   the candidate's name;

         (ii)   the candidate's occupation;

         (iii)   the office sought, including any place number or other distinguishing number;

         (iv)   an indication of whether the office sought is to be filled for a full or unexpired term or whether the office sought and another office to be voted on have the same title but do not have place numbers or other distinguishing numbers;

         (v)   a statement that the candidate is a United States citizen;

         (vi)   a statement that the candidate has not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;

         (vii)   the candidate's date of birth;

         (viii)    the candidate's residence address or, if the residence has no address, the address at which the candidate receives mail and a concise description of the location of the candidate's residence;

         (ix)   the candidate's length of continuous residence in the state from which the office sought is elected as of the date the candidate swears to the application; and

   (x)   the statement:  "I,                           , of Chico, Texas, being a candidate for the office of                          , swear that I will support and defend the constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of Texas."