DENTON COUNTY ELECTION INFORMATION AND UPDATES 

May 2, 2020 General Election – POSTPONED by Ordinance until November 3, 2020 Uniform Election Date

NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION – The next General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020, at the Steven E. Copeland Government Center, located at 1400 FM 424, Cross Roads, Texas 76227. The Town of Cross Roads will hold an election on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 for Town Mayor and two (2) Town Council Members. For additional election related dates and information, visit the Texas Secretary of State website, or use the link below. (Posted in accordance with H.B. No. 305, effective September 1, 2019.)

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/index.shtml

Filing requirements are per state statute and available by using the link below.

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/local.shtml

MAY 1, 2021 GENERAL ELECTION – Early Voting and Election Day Voting to be held at the Steven E. Copeland Government Center, located at 1400 FM 424, Cross Roads, Texas 76227. The Town of Cross Roads will hold an election on Saturday, May 1, 2021 for three (3) Town Council Members. 

The first day to file an Application for Place on Ballot for the May 1, 2021 General Election will be January 13, 2021. The last day to file an Application for Place on Ballot will be February 12, 2021. The last day to file as a write-in candidate will be February 12, 2021.

Qualifications for Office

Type A City (Local Gov’t Code, Section 22.032)

• Mayor
  1.  Residence — 1 year in state prior to the filing deadline; 1 year in town prior to election day
  2.  Age — 18
  3.  Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline
  
• Council Member
  1.  Residence — 1 year in state prior to filing deadline; 6 months in the town prior to filing deadline (Texas Elec.   Code, Section 141.001(a); Brown v. Patterson, 609 SW 2nd 287)
  2.  Age — 18
  3.  Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline