§ 5.06. Election by majority.

At any general or special municipal election, the candidate for each office who has received a majority of all votes cast for his/her particular office shall be declared elected. A runoff election shall be ordered by the mayor, or if he/she fails to do so, by the council in the event any candidate fails to receive a majority of all votes cast for his/her particular office. The date for the election shall be ordered and held in a timely manner as prescribed by the general election laws of the State of Texas. The two (2) candidates who receive the largest number of votes cast for each particular office requiring a runoff election shall again be voted for. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes in the runoff election shall be declared elected. The city secretary shall give notice of such runoff election by causing said notice to be published in accordance with Texas Election Laws.

(Res. No. R90-14, § III, ratified 5-5-90, approved 5-7-90; Res. No. R94-22, §§ I(13), ratified 5-7-94, approved 5-9-94)