City Elections
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General Election Information
The Mayor and Council members in Places 2, 4 and 6 shall be elected for two (2) year terms at the general election in even-numbered years and Council members in Places 1, 3, 5, 7 in the general election in odd-numbered years.
The City Secretary's Office is responsible for conducting municipal elections as prescribed by the Election Code of the State of Texas. The next municipal election will be held in May, 2010 to elect a Mayor and Council Members in Places 2, 4, and 6 for a two year term.
Qualifications
Each of the seven Council members and Mayor shall, on the date of the election, be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a citizen of the United States of American and a registered, qualified voter of the State of Texas; shall reside and shall have resided for at least one year preceding the election at which he is a candidate, within the corporate limits of North Richland Hills; and shall not be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other liability due the City, or be disqualified by reason of any provision of any other section of the City Charter. A member of the Council ceasing to possesses any of the qualifications specified in this section, or any other sections of the City Charter, or convicted of a felony before or while in office, shall immediately forfeit his office. No Council person shall hold any other public office except that of Notary Public, member of the National Guard or any Military Reserve, or a retired member of the Armed Services.
