Filing Requirements

Sec. 6.03. Qualifications.

  • Each member of the Council shall be a resident citizen of the City. 
  • Shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age and a qualified voter of the State of Texas.
  • Shall have been a resident citizen of Tomball for a period of not less than one (1) year immediately preceding that person's election.
  •  An incumbent seeking re-election must file for the same position number. 
  • Any person presently holding an elective office shall resign that office upon election to another elective office of profit or trust. No employee of the City shall continue in such position after election to an elective office. 
  • A citizen cannot file for an elective office if the candidate has a felony conviction except as provided by the State Election Code.
  •  The Mayor or Councilmember shall, if convicted of a felony while in office, immediately upon conviction thereof, forfeit said office. If the Mayor or any Councilmember fails to maintain the foregoing qualifications or shall be absent from two (2) regularly scheduled meetings within any six (6) month period without valid excuse, the Council must, at its next regular meeting, declare a vacancy as set forth in Section 6.09 of this Charter. 

(Rev. of 5-6-1995; Rev. of 5-10-2014, amd. no. 11(6.03); Ord. No. 2014-14, § 3, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2024-02, § 2, election date 5-4-2024 (results verified by Res. No. 2024-23, § 6, 5-13-2024))

State law reference(s)—Age and residence requirements for city office, V.T.C.A., Election Code § 141.003.