How to Run for County Health Department Board in Ector County, TX

A nonpartisan guide to County Health Department Board in Ector County. Learn the requirements to run for office near you.
Filing opens
January 13, 2027
Election date
May 1, 2027
77
Days until filing opens
185
Days until election

About County Health Department Board

About this position

The County Health Department Director is responsible for managing public health care programs and organizations in the county. Additionally, they are responsible for developing and allocating budgets, holding hearings related to public health issues, designing and monitoring emergency response plans, and deliver reports to the public health board of directors.
Office level
Local
Election frequency
Every 4 years
Affiliation
Nonpartisan
Positions
1 open seat

Election type

  • Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
  • Run-off election

How to run for County Health Department Board

  1. User Round
    Step 1

    Meet eligibility requirements

    Applicant must be 18-years-old, have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date, a united states citizen who has not been finally determined mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote by a court with probate jurisdiction nor been finally convicted of a felony from which the candidate has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities

  2. File Text
    Step 2

    File for office

    Filing requirements
    No filing fee or signature requirement.
    Filing period
    January 13, 2027 - February 12, 2027
    Paperwork instructions
    Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
    Where to file
    Ector County Health Department, 221 N. Texas, Odessa, TX 79761
    Filing phone
    432-498-4141
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