Tex. Elec. Code § 141.003 · Subchapter A. ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
AGE AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Different age and residence requirements from those prescribed by Section 141.001 may be prescribed by a home-rule city charter, but a minimum age may not be more than 21 years and a minimum length of residence in the state or city may not be more than 12 months immediately preceding election day.
(b) A charter provision is void if it prescribes a minimum age requirement of more than 21 years or a minimum length of residence requirement of more than 12 months.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.141.htm
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