About City Legislature
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Typical salary
- $2,400
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Legislature
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be elected Mayor or Commissioner unless he be a citizen of the United States, shall have been for one year immediately preceding such election a citizen and bona fide inhabitant of the City of Galena Park, and at the time of his election a qualified voter of said City. The City Commission shall be judge of the election and qualifications of its own members, subject to review by the Courts in case of contest.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Any qualified elector of the City, otherwise eligible under the terms of the city charter, shall have the right to file an application to have his name placed on the official ballot as a candidate for any elective office, and such application in writing, signed by such candidate and delivered to the City Secretary not less than 30 days prior to the date of the election, shall entitle such applicant to a place on the official ballot; provided that all candidates seeking election to the office of Mayor and City Commissioner shall pay a filing fee of $100.00 for Mayor, and $50.00 for Commissioner. The names of such candidates shall be printed on the official ballot in the order in which such candidates file their applications, and the applications of such candidates shall designate the place which they seek and the number or position thereof if it be for Commissioner.
- Filing period
- January 19, 2028 - February 18, 2028
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Secretary/Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 2000 Clinton Drive Galena Park, Texas 77547-3406
- Filing phone
- 713-672-2556
- Step 3
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