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The City of Watauga is a Home Rule municipal
government and operates under a council-manager form of government.
The Mayor and seven (7) Council Members are elected at-large. The City
Secretary serves as the Election Officer for the City of Watauga. City
elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code, and
are held on the second Saturday in May and the first Tuesday in November
each year. For more information, please
contact the City Secretary's Office at (817) 514-5812 or (817) 514-5825.
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Special Election Called for
November 2, 2010 |
At its regular meeting held on July 26, 2010,
the Watauga City Council issued a Resolution and Election Order to call a
Special Election to elect Council Member Place 6 for the unexpired term
ending May 2012. There will also a be a proposition on the ballot for
the continuation of the Watauga Crime Control and Prevention District and
continued collection of the one-half (1/2) of one (1) percent sales and use
tax.
The special election will be held on Tuesday, November
2, 2010 from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Watauga City Hall located at 7105
Whitley Road, and at the Watauga Community Center located at 7109 Indian
Springs Road. Early voting will be held at Watauga City Hall only.
To be eligible to serve on the Watauga City
Council, candidates must meet all of the following qualifications:
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Shall be a resident of the City of Watauga
for at least twelve (12) months.
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Shall not be employed by the City of
Watauga.
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Shall not hold another elective
governmental office.
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Shall be twenty-one (21) years of age or
older at the time of filing for and/or assuming office.
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Shall not have been determined to be
mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court.
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Shall not have been convicted of a felony
offense or a misdemeanor offense involving moral turpitude from which
the person had not been pardoned or otherwise released from the
resulting disability.
A
crime of moral turpitude shall mean a criminal offense involving fraud,
deceit, dishonesty, or a criminal offense that is inherently immoral.
IMPORTANT DATES
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07/27 |
First day to file for a place on
the ballot
(Primer dia de
aplicar por un lugar en la boleta) |
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08/24 |
Last day to file for a place on
the ballot
(Ultimo dia de
aplicar por un lugar en la boleta) |
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08/27 |
Drawing for the order of names on
the ballot at 12:00 p.m. at Watauga City Hall
(El sorteo tendra
lugar a las 12:00 p.m. el 27 de Augusto 2010 en Casa de Ciudad) |
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08/30 |
Last day to file for a place on
the ballot for a write-in candidate
(Ultimo dia de
aplicar por un lugar en la boleta para un candidato de por
escrito) |
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10/04 |
Last day to register to vote
(Ultimo dia para
registrar a votar) |
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10/18 |
First day of early voting
(Primer dia de
votacion adelantada) |
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10/29 |
Last day of early voting
(Ultimo dia de
votacion adelantada) |
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11/02 |
Election Day
(Dia de Eleccion) |
EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE
Watauga City Hall
7105 Whitley Road
~There will be NO Early Voting at the Community Center~
Days and hours for Early Voting by
Personal Appearance
shall be as follows:
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October 18-22 |
Monday-Friday |
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
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October 23 |
Saturday |
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. |
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October 24 |
Sunday |
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |
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October 25-29 |
Monday-Friday |
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. |
Los dias y horas para la Votacion
Adelantada Mediante Acto de Presencia sera como sigue:
| 18-22 de
Octubre |
Lunes-Viernes |
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
| 23 de Octubre |
Sabado |
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. |
| 24 de Octubre |
Domingo |
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. |
| 25-29 de
Octubre |
Lunes-Viernes |
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. |
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