HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.02.2024 City Council Elections 2024
City of Plainview NEWS
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202 W. 5 Street
Plainview, TX 79072
January 2, 2024
City Council Elections will be May
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4, Filing Date begins January 17
Several key dates for Mayor and City Council
elections are right around the corner.
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Beginning on Tuesday, January 2, candidates
interested in filing for a place on the ballot may
pick up a candidate packet from the Office of the
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City Secretary, located at City Hall, 202 W. 5
Street.
The first official filing date for a place on the ballot
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will be Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The application deadline is Friday, February 16
at 5:00 p.m.
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The election will be held on Saturday, May 4.
Slated for election is Mayor and three Council districts: five, six and seven. Mayor and
City Council members serve a four-year term of office and are eligible to serve two
terms (eight years). Maps with the specific area of the district are available on the City’s
website, www.plainviewtx.org.
To be eligible to run for City Council, a person must be a United States citizen; be 18
years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election; have not
been determined by final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally
mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; have
not been finally convicted of a felony; shall have resided continuously in the state for 12
months, shall have resided within the district for at least 6 months and is a registered
voter in the district from which office they wish to run.
Important dates to note include:
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January 17 – First day to file for a place on the ballot
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February 16 – Last day to file for a place on the ballot.
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April 22 – First day of early voting
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April 30 – Last day of early voting
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May 4 – Election Day
For additional information, please contact City Secretary at (806) 296-1100 or visit
www.plainviewtx.org.
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