Candidate Information

General Eligibility Requirements.

A candidate must:

(1) be a United States citizen;

(2) be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election;

(3) not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

  1. (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or
  2. (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;

(4) not have been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

(5) have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the city or in the district, as applicable, for six months immediately preceding the deadline for filing

(6) be a registered voter in the territory from which the office is elected as of the date of the filing deadline for a candidate's place on the ballot (for a write-in candidate, as of the date of the election). 


Candidate Positions - May 2024 City of Plainview General Election

PositionTerm LengthDistrict Map
Mayor4 yearsCity Map (PDF)
Council Member District 54 yearsDistrict 5 Map (PDF)
Council Member District 64 yearsDistrict 6 Map (PDF)
Council Member District 74 yearsDistrict 7 Map (PDF)

Mayor and City Council Information

City Council Meeting Agendas

City Council Minutes, Ordinances and Resolutions


May 2024 General Election Filing Period



For additional information, please contact City Secretary at (806) 296-1100.