January 27, 2023
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Applications are accepted Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. Deadline is 5 PM on Friday, February 17; applications WILL NOT be accepted after that time.
Filing Period for City Council Election
Friday, January 27, 2023
Filing to run for City Council position 2,3 or 4 opens January 18 and closes at 5 pm February 17.
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
The City of Shenandoah is a Type A General Law City and the following are the qualifications for running for
office (Election Code Section 141.001; Local Government Code Sections 22.032 and 23.024):
• Be a United States citizen
• Have been a resident of Texas for 1 year prior to filing deadline
• Have resided in the city for at least six months prior to filing deadline
• Be a registered voter in the territory from which the office is elected by the filing deadline
• Be 18 years of age or older upon the commencement of the term to be filled at the election
• Not have been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned or otherwise
released from the resulting disabilities
• Not have been deemed mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court
TERMS EXPIRING IN MAY, 2023:
General Election for Position Currently held by:
City Council Position 2 Ted Fletcher
City Council Position 3 Jim Pollard
City Council Position 4 Charlie Bradt
Following the deadline to file for a position on the ballot, there will be an official BALLOT POSITION
DRAWING. The drawing will determine the order of the candidates on the ballot for each position.