§ 35.14 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION.
   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 Municipal Secretary; 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 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;
      (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)   The candidate's date of birth;
      (8)   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;
      (9)   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
      (10)   The statement: “I, _________________, of _________________, 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.”