Deadline Fast Approaching For Leander City Council Hopefuls

LEANDER, TEXAS — The deadline to file an application to run for a place on the Leander City Council is fast approaching.

The city is scheduled to stage a general election on Saturday, May 4, to elect successors to three expiring city council terms of office currently held in places 1, 3 and 5. To that end, the first day to file an application for a place on the ballot is Wednesday, Jan. 16. The deadline to submit a completed application is Friday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.

Applications for a place on the ballot are available on the city website at https://leandertx.gov/elections and in the city secretary’s office, 105 N. Brushy St. Applicants must meet all city and state requirements to qualify for candidacy, including:

• be a citizen of the United States; qualified voter of the city; resident of the city, or in an area annexed into the city, for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately prior to the date of the election;
• be twenty-one (21) years of age or older; and not be delinquent on any indebtedness to the city.

Candidate application packet
Election information

The offices of mayor and all council member places are elected at-large by majority vote. The last day for submitting a voter registration application or transfer of registration in time to vote in the general election is April 4. Voter registration applications may be obtained at Leander City Hall.

Questions concerning voter registration should be directed to your county of residence.
For Williamson County(link is external), call (512) 943-1630. For Travis County(link is external), call (512) 854-4996. For other election information, contact the City Secretary at (512) 528-2743.

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