Elections

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 SettlementYear Elected Officer’s Term Expires
Hon. Faron Young, Mayor
2023
Hon. Paul Moore, Place 12023
Hon. Alan Price, Place 22025
Hon. Amber Munoz, Place 32025
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: 

https://www.votetexas.gov/

 

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 Election Code

Texas Administrative Code – Elections

Election Glossary

Election Acronyms & Abbreviations  

Texas Ethics Commission 2020 Filing Schedule for Reports Due