OPEN CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS FOR the MAY 2025 ELECTIONS

Council Place 1 - 2 Year Term

Council Place 3 - 2 Year Term

Council Place 5 - 2 Year Term

Mayor - 2 Year Term

Mayor & Council Seats

The City of Granite Shoals is a Home Rule City with a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council consists of a Mayor and six (6) Councilmembers who are elected at large under a place system. Each Councilmember occupies a place on the Council and is elected by plurality from all candidates running for the place by the qualified voters of the City.

Positions that are up for election on May 4, 2024 are:

• Brian Edwards, Council Place 1 (One-year term)
• Mike Pfister, Council Place 2 (Two-year term)
• Dr. Steve Hougen, Council Place 4 (Two-year term)
• Phil Ort, Council Place 6 (Two-year term)

Candidate applications will be accepted beginning January 17, 2024, and are due by February 16, 2024, at 5 PM.

Canidate Application (English)

Candidate Application (Spanish)

Term Information

Each member serves a staggered two (2) year term, thus three (3) of the members are voted on one (1) year, with the remaining members, including the Mayor, elected the following year. Term limits are in place, which means the Mayor and Councilmembers may serve for a maximum of three (3) consecutive terms. Terms served as Council Member shall be considered separately from those served as Mayor; however, no person shall serve more than six (6) consecutive terms as Mayor and Council Member.

Candidate Qualifications

According to the City of Granite Shoals Charter Section 5.02 a candidate for an elective office shall meet the following qualifications:

• Shall be a qualified voter at the time of the election for which they are filing;
• Shall have resided within the corporate limits of the City, or recently annexed territory, for at least twelve (12) months prior to the filing date;
• Shall not, at the time of filing or while in office, be in arrears in payment of taxes or other liabilities due the City after the expiration of thirty (30) days following the providing of notice of any delinquency; (D) No candidate may file in a single election for more than one (1) elective office or position;
• No employee of the City shall continue in such position after filing for an elective City office; and
• Shall comply with all other City ordinances and/or resolutions that may be applicable.

Click HEREto see current list of declared candidates.

Qualifications and Requirements for Voting in Texas

You may register to vote at any time. Voter registration takes place at the County level by completing and submitting a voter registration application. The voter registration application can be obtained at the Burnet County Clerk’s Office, 220 South Pierce, Burnet, Texas 78611, 512-756-5420. The application must be received in the Voter Registrar’s Office or postmarked 30 days before an election for you to be eligible to vote in that election.

To be eligible to register to vote in Texas, a person must be:

• A United States citizen;

• A resident of the Texas county in which application for registration is made;

• At least 18 years old on Election Day;

• Not finally convicted of a felony, or, if so convicted must have (1) fully discharged the sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court, or (2) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote; and

• Not determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be (1) totally mentally incapacitated; or (2) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

You must be a resident of the City of Granite Shoals and a registered voter of Burnet County by the registration deadline to be eligible to vote in City Elections. The deadline to register to vote in the May 6, 2023, election is April 6, 2023. Voter Registration Application. For more information contact the City Secretary’s Office at 830-598-2424 or by EMAIL.

Election Identification Certificate (EIC) Required for Texas Voters

The Texas Election Code 631(b) requires a photo ID in order to vote in Texas. The Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 521A and 37 Texas Administration Code, Sections 15.181-185, authorizes DPS to issue Election Identification Certificates.

 

City of Granite Shoals Official Precinct Election Results 5.4.2024

City of Granite Shoals Official Canvass 5.4.2024

City of Granite Shoals Official Cumulative 5.4.2024