(1) Candidates for city offices shall file for office in accordance with the Texas Election Code.
(2) Candidates for city 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 be a qualified voter of the City;
(c) Shall have resided within the corporate limits of the City, or recently annexed territory, for at least six (6) months prior to the filing deadline;
(d) Shall have resided within the district they are seeking to represent for at least six (6) months prior to the filing deadline;
(e) No employee, nor any member or volunteer with any board, commission, or department of the City, shall continue in such position upon election and acceptance of the elected position;
(f) No elected official of the City whose term is not expiring in that calendar year shall continue in such elective office after filing for any other elective office provided for in this Charter.