(A) (1) Any eligible and qualified person may have his or her name printed upon the official ballot as an independent candidate for the office of Mayor or Alderman or other city office by filing his or her sworn application with the Mayor at least 45 days prior to the election day. The application shall state that the applicant is eligible and qualified under the laws of the state to become a candidate for and hold the office being sought, if elected.
(2) A candidate’s application for a place on the ballot must:
(a) Be in writing;
(b) Be signed and sworn to by the candidate and indicate the date that the candidate swears to the application;
(c) Be timely filed with the appropriate authority; and
(d) Include:
1. The candidate’s name;
2. The candidate’s occupation;
3. The office sought, including any place number or other distinguishing number;
4. An indication of whether the office sought is to be filled for a full or unexpired term if the office sought and another office to be voted on have the same title, but do not have place numbers or other distinguishing numbers;
5. A statement that the candidate is a United States citizen;
6. A statement that the candidate has not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;
7. A statement that the candidate has not been finally convicted of a felony from which the candidate has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
8. The candidate’s date of birth;
9. 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;
10. The candidate’s length of continuous residence in the state and in the territory from which the office sought is elected as of the date the candidate swears to the application; and
11. The statement: “I, , of Bosque County, 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”; and a statement that the candidate is aware of the Nepotism Law, Tex. Government Code Ch. 573.
(2012 Code, § 30-7)
(B) The sworn application referred to in division (A)(2)(d)11. above may be accompanied by a petition signed by qualified electors, although such petition is not required.
(2012 Code, § 30-8)
Statutory reference:
Filing period, see Tex. Election Code § 143.007
General requirements for application, see Tex. Election Code § 141.031