SEC. 8. DESIGNATION ON OFFICIAL BALLOT.

   The places on the official ballot shall be designated as “Member of Council, Place No.      ,” designating the place numbers for which the voters in each district are eligible to vote, with Place 15 designated as mayor and being the first in order and the others being in numerical order, and the candidate’s name shall appear in the place for which the candidate’s petition and application were filed. The city secretary shall make up the official ballot from the names presented to the city secretary in the manner required by this Charter. The order in which the names of the candidates for each place must appear on the ballot will be determined by lot, in a drawing held under the supervision of the city secretary. (Amend. of 4-3-76, Prop. No. 1; Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 1; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 6)

SEC. 9. CANVASS OF ELECTION.

   The city council shall canvass and certify the results of any general or special election in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended. (Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 5; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 6)

SEC. 10. CANDIDATES ELECTED.

   The candidate in the election receiving a majority of all of the votes cast for the position of city council member for the place for which the candidate ran, shall be declared elected. (Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 5)

SEC. 11. RUNOFF ELECTIONS.

   If no candidate for a particular office receives a majority of the votes cast for all candidates for that office in the first election, a runoff election for that office is required. Candidates in the runoff election will be listed on the ballot in the order of their standing in the first election. If two candidates tie in the number of votes received in the first election, they shall cast lots to determine the order in which their names will be listed on the runoff ballot. The runoff election will be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended. (Amend. of 4-2-83, Prop. No. 4; Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 5; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 6)

SEC. 12. PETITION REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   To be valid, a petition submitted for the purpose of complying with an election process must comply with the Texas Election Code, as amended.

   (b)   Every person circulating a petition or page of a petition, other than a petition to place a candidate’s name on the ballot, shall file with the city secretary an affidavit containing the person’s name and address and a statement that:

      (1)   the person circulated the petition;

      (2)   the purpose was explained to each signer;

      (3)   each signer freely provided all information required;

      (4)   all statements contained in the petition are true; and

      (5)   the person witnessed the affixing of each signature on the petition.

(Amend. of 4-2-83, Prop. No. 2; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 6)

SEC. 13. RESERVED.

(Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 6; Repealed by Amend. of 11-5-24)