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The Town of Westlake holds a General Election on the first Saturday of May each year to elect members for two-year terms. The Office of Mayor, Council Member Place 2 and Council Member Place 4 are elected even years. Council Member Place 1, Council Member Place 3 and Council Member Place 5 are elected odd years. Special Elections will be called and held as needed to fill Town Council vacancies, unexpired terms or to consider special propositions. All elected officials are selected “at-large”, meaning they do not serve a specific geographical area of Town, but serve all. To be elected to an office of the Town of Westlake, a person must receive more votes for the designated place than any other person for the office (plurality vote required). No person shall be a candidate for more than one place. Each candidate will declare the Place they are running for on the ballot application.
In accordance with the standard eligibility requirements for a town office, a candidate must:
1. be a United States citizen;
2. be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election;
3. not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be
A) totally mentally incapacitated; or
B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
4. not have been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
5. have resided in the state for 12 months and in the Town of Westlake for no less than one year; and
6. be a registered voter in the Town of Westlake as of the date of the filing deadline.
7. The Texas Administrative Code for open-enrollment charter schools requires that before beginning service, and every third year
thereafter, a member of the governing body of the charter holder must complete the required criminal history background check.
8. Under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, any individual required to register as a sex offender is not eligible to serve as a trustee of an independent school district
May 2, 2026 General Election | |
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| First Day to File an Application for the May 2, 2026 General Election | January 14, 2026 |
| Last Day to File an Application for the May 2, 2026 General Election | February 13, 2026 |
During the filing period, qualified persons may file as candidates between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and on Friday, February 13th, excluding holidays, at the Town Secretary's Office at Town Hall, 1500 Solana Blvd., Suite 7200, Bldg. 7.
A Candidate Packet is compiled for each election and is available here.
For additional information about Town elections, please contact the Town Secretary's Office at 817-490-5711.
