Candidate Information

To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office, a person must:

1. be a United States citizen;
2. be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
3. have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
   • totally mentally incapacitated; or
   • partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
4. have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
5. have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot; and
6. on the date described by the preceding item “5)”, be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected.
7. satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office. 

Candidate Packet

Not available at this time.

Filing dates and times for filing an application for place on the May 2026 General Election ballot.

January 14, 2026 thru February 13, 2026

Monday – Friday 

8:00AM – 5:00PM

An application for place on ballot may be filed in person, by mail, or by email.

City Secretary’s Office

City of Angleton

121 S. Velasco Street, Angleton, TX 77515

citysecretary@angleton.tx.us