City of Lewisville, TX
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May City Council Election
An election is hereby ordered to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, for the purpose of: Electing the following officers for the City of Lewisville:
- Mayor (Term 3-years)
- Councilperson - Place No. 2 (Term 3-years)
Results will be posted on the following sites:
Total Votes
Lewisville Mayor
Alexander Davis: 224 (4.30% of total)
Tiffany Karim: 656 (12.60% of total)
TJ Gilmore: 3002 (57.68% of total)
Winston Edmondson: 1323 (25.43% of total)
Total Cast Votes: 5205 (100% of total)
Council Place No. 2
Ainsley Stelling: 1038 (21.71% of total)
William J. Meridith: 1756 (36.72% of total)
Penny Mallet: 1988 (41.47% of total)
Total Cast Votes: 4782 (100% of total)
Bond Election
Proposition A
For: 4377 (79.41% of total)
Against: 1135 (20.59% of total)
Total Cast Votes: 5512 (100% of total)
Proposition B
For: 3808 (69.27% of total)
Against: 1689 (30.73% of total)
Total Cast Votes: 5497 (100% of total)
Proposition C
For: 3827 (69.67% of total)
Against: 1666 (3033% of total)
Total Cast Votes: 5493 (100% of total)
Proposition D
For: 4267 (77.55% of total)
Against: 1235 (22.45% of total)
Total Cast Votes: 5502 (100% of total)
The City Secretary as Chief Election Official is responsible for providing potential local candidates and officeholders with the necessary forms for General Election purposes. Please note, the City Secretary serves as the official local filing authority and is NOT a legal adviser/interpreter to candidates or officeholders for the completion of the forms. The responsibility for compliance with the Election Laws belongs solely with local candidates and officeholders. Candidates and officeholders may direct questions about campaign finance law and candidacy to the Texas Ethics Commission at 512.463.5800 or 1.800.325.8506 and the Texas Secretary of State at 512.463.5650 or 1.800.252.8683. Information may also be accessed ethics.state.tx.us and sos.state.tx.us.
See material below for more details:
- TEC 2024 Uniform Filing Schedule
- Instruction Guide – Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
- Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
- Instruction Guide – Amendment Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
- Amendment – Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
- Instruction Guide – Campaign Finance Report
- Campaign Finance Report
- Instruction Guide – Amendment of Campaign Finance Report
- Correction Amendment – Campaign Finance Report
- Instruction Guide – Personal Financial Statement
- Personal Financial Statement
- Trustee Statement – Personal Financial Statement
- Application for Place on Ballot
- Declaration of Write In Candidacy
- Election Code Chapter 258
- Code of Fair Campaign Practice (Subscription is voluntary and if you elect to subscribe, the form should be filed with the City Secretary)
- Title 15 of the Texas Election Code by the Texas Ethics Commission (Pertains to the filing requirements of campaign expenditure reports, and contains regulations on political advertising.)
- Poll watcher certificate and Section 33.001-33.061 Texas Election Code (Required if you wish to use a poll watcher.)
- Affinity and Consanguinity charts (Relates to Conflict of Interest)
- Texas Ethics Commission Political Advertising Important Information
The above forms are filed with the City Secretary, and as such, the City Secretary serves only as the custodian of the records for the benefit and convenience of the public. Additional Forms can be found at Forms: Instructions for Ethics Commission.
Important Notes:
- Each district is roughly equal in population, with about 20,000 residents based on results of the 2020 U.S. Census.
- In order to run for council position 1, a candidate must reside in District 1. Candidates for position 2 must reside in District 2, and so on. Candidates for Mayor can live anywhere in the city.
- A residential district system ensures that members of the council come from all areas of the city, but all are elected from the entire city and presumably will have a citywide perspective.
- The entire city votes for each council race regardless of the district in which a voter lives.
To determine which residential district you reside in and subsequently which Council Place you are able to file for, please check utilizing the following link: cityoflewisville.com/about-us/mayor-and-council/residential-districts
The City Charter, Sec. 3.02, outlines the qualifications to file for office and an excerpt of this section is provided below for you.
The mayor and each member of the city council, in addition to having such other qualifications as prescribed by law, shall be a qualified voter of the city; shall have resided for at least one (1) year immediately preceding his election within the corporate limits of the City of Lewisville, or shall have been a resident for at least one (1) year immediately preceding his election of any territory not formerly within the corporate limits of said city, but which has been annexed to the city under the provisions of section 1.03 of this charter; shall not be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other liabilities due to the city; and shall not hold any other office or employment under the city government while he is a member of said council.
General Election
The first day to file for a place on the ballot is January 17, 2024. The City Secretary’s Office will begin accepting applications at 151 West Church Street, Lewisville, Texas for the above-mentioned places Wednesday, January 17, 2024 through Friday, February 16, 2024.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the City Secretary's office at 972.219.3404. Below is a listing of important dates for the upcoming election.
City of Lewisville Ordinance Regarding Political Signs [PDF]
Approved Locations for Political Signs on City Property when facility is being utilized as a polling location:
Frederick P. Herring Recreation Center
***If facility is not being utilized as a polling location, political signage is not allowed***
Information from Texas Department of Transportation regarding placement of campaign signs
During the election-voting period from early voting through election day, we try to provide sufficient information regarding the proper election and campaign processes. The following is a list of important things to remember for the early voting polling location and election day polling locations:
- Early voting for Denton County residents will be conducted jointly with other Denton County public entities with Denton County. Early voting will be held at the Lewisville Municipal Annex, 1197 West Main Street, Texas, as well as other locations to be determined per the agreement with the Denton County Election Administrator. Dates and times shall be specified in the election order.
- Early voting for Dallas County residents will be conducted jointly with other Dallas County public entities within Dallas County. Early voting will be held at the Coppell Town Centre, 255 Parkway Blvd., Coppell, Texas as well as other locations to be determined per the agreement with the Dallas Election Administrator. Dates and times shall be specified in the election order.
- During early voting, there is no electioneering or loitering allowed within the 100’ distance markers located outside of the building or inside the building. If you are voting or conducting business at the Annex, you should remember to remove all campaigning materials, i.e., badges, hats, shirts, jackets, etc., before entering the above referenced areas.
- All political advertising should be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code and can only be distributed outside of the distance markers.
- All political signs must adhere to the City’s Sign Ordinance.
- Except as otherwise provided by the City Sign Ordinance, political signs may not be placed on city-owned property such as city parks, fire stations, police stations, libraries, city hall, etc. This restriction shall not apply to political signs that are attached to vehicles that are lawfully parked on city owned property.
- The following is a list of the ONLY people allowed inside the polling place (early voting/election day):
- Persons admitted to provide assistance to or to interpret for a voter who is entitled to assistance or to an interpreter.
- Election judges and clerks
- Poll watchers
- Interpreters
- Peace officers appointed by the presiding judge to preserve order
- Those people admitted to vote
- Children under 18 years old who are accompanying a parent who is admitted to vote
- It is a Class C Misdemeanor for a “candidate” to be present in a polling place during early voting or on election day, unless the candidate is voting, assisting a voter, or conducting official business within the building in which the polling place is located. If a candidate is not in the building for one of these reasons, he or she will not violate the section if they are not engaged in campaign activity, and are not within plain view or hearing of persons waiting to vote or person voting.
- On election day, the distance markers are 100’ feet from the entrance to the polling locations and the same rules about electioneering apply.
- It is also a Class C Misdemeanor to loiter within the boundary established by the distance markers.
- Please remember the election workers are not allowed to give the names of voters who have or have not voted in the election; or the number of votes cast that have been received by individual candidates.
- On election day, the election judges are required to post information about the number of voters who have voted at two-hour intervals beginning at 9:30 a.m. and this notice should be posted next to the entrance to the polling location.
- Once the polls have closed and the election returns completed, all election returns will be delivered to both the Denton County Elections Administrator’s Office and Dallas County Elections Administrator's Office for official compilation and posting. All winners will be announced by posting the results at Lewisville City Hall.
Please take the opportunity to also distribute this information to your election workers. By following these guidelines, the election process will run very smoothly.
Important Dates for GENERAL ELECTION - May 4, 2024 (mayor and Place no. 2) |
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Jan. 17, 2024 | First day to file for place on the general election ballot |
Jan. 17, 2024 |
First day to file declaration of write-in candidacy for the general election |
Feb. 16, 2024 | Last day to file for a place on the general election ballot (must be received by 5 p.m.) |
Feb. 20, 2024 |
Last day to file declaration of write-in candidacy for the general election (must be received by 5 p.m.) |
Feb. 23, 2024 | Drawing for order of names on ballot (9 a.m. – City Council Conference Room) |
Feb. 23, 2024 | Last day for a ballot candidate to withdraw (must be received by 5 p.m.) |
Feb. 23, 2024 |
Last day for a write-in candidate to withdraw (must be received by 5 p.m.) |
April 4, 2024 | Last day to register to vote in order to vote in the May 4, 2024 Election |
April 4, 2024 |
Due date for first report of campaign contributions and expenditures |
April 22, 2024 | Early voting by personal appearance |
April 23, 2024 |
Last day to accept application for a ballot to be voted by mail (visit Vote Denton website or Dallas County Votes website for details) |
April 26, 2024 | Due date for second report of campaign contributions and expenditures |
April 30, 2024 |
Last day of early voting by personal appearance |
May 4, 2024 | ELECTION DAY - Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. |
May 15, 2024 | Canvass election results - Special City Council meeting |
June 15, 2024 |
Possible run-off election day |
June 26, 2024 |
Canvass run-off election results - Special City Council meeting |
Important Dates for RUNOFF ELECTION - JUNE 15, 2024 (Place no. 2) |
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June 3, 2024 | First day of early voting in person |
June 4, 2024 |
Deadline for Application for Ballots by Mail |
June 7, 2024 |
8th day before runoff election Campaign Finance Reports due. |
June 11, 2024 | Last Day of early voting in personal appearance |
June 15, 2024 | RUNOFF ELECTION DAY - Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. |
June 26, 2024 |
Runoff Election Canvassing and Oath of Office |
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