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GENERAL ELECTION & SPECIAL ELECTION DATE AND LOCATION
The General Election to elect Mayor and Council Member Place 1 will be held on November 7, 2023.
The Special Election to consider Charter Amendments will be held on November 7, 2023.
For candidacy filing purposes, the location of the main administrative office for the next General Election is:
City of White Settlement City Hall
Office of the City Secretary
214 Meadow Park Drive
White Settlement, TX 76108
The White Settlement Public Library, located at 8215 White Settlement Road, White Settlement, Texas 76108, will serve as an Early Voting and Election Day vote center.
Elected officers of the City of White Settlement | Year Elected Officer’s Term Expires |
Hon. Faron Young, Mayor | 2023 |
Hon. Paul Moore, Place 1 | 2023 |
Hon. Alan Price, Place 2 | 2025 |
Hon. Amber Munoz, Place 3 | 2025 |
Hon. William Wright, Place 4 | 2024 |
Hon. Gregg Geesa, Place 5 | 2024 |
CANDIDATE FILING DATES AND FEES
Filing dates for Application for Place on Ballot are July 24, 2023 through August 21, 2023. *The City Secretary Office is not required to be open on weekends for the purpose of candidate filings.
There is a $50.00 filing fee for candidates filing for Mayor. There is a $30 filing fee for all other candidates. A candidate may also file a PETITION IN LIEU OF A FILING FEE.
CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Pursuant to Texas Election Code section 141.001 and Article III, section 3 of the City of White Settlement Charter, to be eligible for public elective office, a candidate for City elective office:
- MUST BE a United States Citizen;
- MUST BE 18 years of age or older on or before the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
- MUST NOT have been determined by a final judgment of a court to be 1)totally mentally incapacitated or 2) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
- MUST NOT have been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
- MUST have resided continuously in the state and in the city for 12 months immediately preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for application for a place on the ballot;
- MUST be registered to vote in the city 12 months preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for application for a place on the ballot;
- Shall not be employed by the City of White Settlement; and
- Shall not hold another elective governmental office.
Notice of Meetings and Record of Meetings of the City of White Settlement City Council
For internet posting of City Council Meeting Agenda or Minutes, please select the appropriate link:
CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City Council meetings are held the First Tuesday of each month beginning at 6:30 PM, unless otherwise scheduled by council action. Special meetings are called as needed. Below are scheduled City Council Meeting dates for the 2023 and 2024 Years.
COUNCIL MEETING DATES 2023 COUNCIL MEETING DATES 2024
January 3rd July 6th January 2nd July 2nd
February 7th August 1st February 6th August 6th
March 7th September 5th March 5th September 3rd
April 4th October 10th April 2nd October 8th
May 2nd November 7th May 7th November 5th
June 6th December 5th June 4th December 3rd
ELECTION CONTACT INFORMATION
City of White Settlement
Attn: City Secretary
214 Meadow Park Drive
White Settlement, Texas 76108
817-989-6270
aarnold@wstx.us
Additional Information
Below are links to additional information that may be helpful to candidates and voters.
Tarrant County Elections Administration
https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/elections.html
Secretary of State Election Division information for candidates and voters:
Texas Ethics Commission Candidate Guide:
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/resources/guides/CityCandidateGuide.pdf
Campaign Finance Guide for Local Candidates
Candidate Forms\ch258 Fair Campaign Practices.pdf
Candidate Forms\City Candidate Guide Tx Ethics Commission 2020.pdf
Texas Administrative Code – Elections
Election Acronyms & Abbreviations
Texas Ethics Commission 2020 Filing Schedule for Reports Due