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Filing Period

NOTICE OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPLICATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 5, 2021

Hours to file application are Monday February 15, 2021 thru Thursday March 5, 2021 8am till 12 noon and Friday March 5, 2021 from 8am until 5pm

Notice of Deadline to File Applications

Candidate Information and Packets are available at:
Village of Pleak City Hall Office
6621 FM 2218 Richmond, TX 77469

Applications for a Place on the Ballot are found at the following website: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-21f.pdf

The first day to file an Application for a Place on the Ballot in the May 1, 2021 General Election will be Wednesday, January 13, 2021.                                                                                                              The last day to file an Application for a Place on the Ballot will be Friday, February 12, 2021 at 5pm.

Candidate Positions

  • Mayor Larry Bittner was elected as Mayor in November 2011 to finish a 2-year term. Re-elected in 2013 and 2017. His term expires in May 2021.

  • Alderman Damon Kuhn was elected in 2017 and his term expires in May 2021.

  • Alderman  Vacated

Qualifications for Office

Type A City (Local Gov’t Code, Section 22.032)

  • Mayor

    Residence — 1 year in state prior to the filing

    deadline; 1 year in city prior to election day

    Age — 18

    Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline*

  • Alderman

    Residence — 1 year in state prior to filing deadline; 6 months in the city (or ward) prior to filing deadline (Texas Elec. Code, Section 141.001(a); Brown v. Patterson, 609 SW 2nd 287)

    Age — 18

    Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline*