The City of Kennedale is already busy with 2023!

Interested in running for public office? The forms for filing and the due dates are listed below. If you have questions, contact our City Secretary, Raeanne Byington. She will be more than happy to assist you!

The first day to file an application for Place on Ballot for the May 6, 2023 General Election will be January 18, 2023. The last day to file an application for Place on Ballot will be February 17, 2023.  More information on additional election-related dates and information can be found at: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/important-election-dates.shtml (posted in accordance with TX Legis. H.B. 305, effective September 1, 2019.)
Filing requirements are per state statute can be reviewed at the following link: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/2020/index.shtml.
 
Per the Secretary of State's CSO-3449 Advisory of August 3, 2020, candidate applications may be filed:

in person with the City Secretary's office at City Hall; 

by mail; an application submitted by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate filing authority. (Secs. 143.007(b); 144.005(b)); or

by fax or email. A signed, sworn, scanned candidate application (and petition, if applicable) may be submitted by fax or email if there is no filing fee. Please be advised that an application must be notarized prior to filing via fax or email.
Please contact City Secretary Raeanne Byington, for any information at 817-985-2104, or visit the City's webpage at Elections (Elecciones) | Kennedale, TX - Official Website (cityofkennedale.com).

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