About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a U.S. citizen // Must be at least 21 years of age // Must be a registered voter on the day of the election // Must be a resident of the city for at least one year preceding the election // Must not have been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court // Must not have been finally convicted of a felony from which the candidate has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee of $0. Petition signature requirement of 0.5% of the entire vote cast for mayor in the preceding mayoral election, or twenty-five (25), whichever is greater.
- Filing period
- January 13, 2027 - February 12, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Secretary/Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 411 W. Arapaho Road, Room 202, Richardson, TX 75080
- Filing phone
- 972-744-4292
- Step 3
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