Elections

Municipal Election

May 2, 2021

Elkhart Mayor and City Council

Place		Current Elected Official		Term Ends
*Mayor		Jennifer McCoy		05/2021
Place One		Lucia Butler		05/2022
*Place Two		Daryll Faulk		05/2021
*Place Three (unexpired term)		Tammy Baughman		05/2022
*Place Four		James Warren		05/2021
Place Five		Chuck Conner		05/2022

 

*An election will be held on May 1, 2021, for terms ending in May 2021. All offices are for a two-year term.

The City of Elkhart is a general law city. City Council meetings are held on the first Monday of each month beginning at 6:00 p.m.

QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 

1. Must be a United States citizen.
2. Must be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election.
3. Must not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (a) totally mentally incapacitated; or (b) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
4. Must not have been convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.
5. Must have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the City of Elkhart for six months.
6. Must be registered voter in the territory from which the office is elected.

 

Candidate packets are available at City Hall

 

FILING PERIOD 

An application for a place on the ballot can be obtained from the Office of the City Secretary and

submitted between January 13, 2021, and February 12, 2021. Polling locations will

be posted as they are determined.

 

For Additional Information:

City of Elkhart

Ami Ashworth, City Secretary

110 W Parker St, Elkhart, TX 75839

Ph: (903) 764-5657

Email: ami.ashworth@cityofelkharttx.gov

 

Important links:

Am I registered to Vote?		https://www.nass.org/can-I-vote
Texas Ethics Commission		https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/
Secretary of State		https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml