Elections

The City of Marfa holds annual elections to elect the Mayor and 5 City Council members. The Mayor serves a two-year term, and City Council members serve two-year staggered terms.

The next General Election will be held on Saturday, May, 4, 2024. 
Early voting will be held:
April 22, 2024 through April 30, 2024 in the Casner Room @ City Hall

Recent Election Information:

• City of Marfa Important 2024 Election Information (coming soon)
• Candidate Packet - Application for a Place on the Ballot (attached below)
• Notice of Deadline to File an Application for a Place on the Ballot (attached below)
• 2024 Sample Ballot (attached below)
• 2024 Early Voting Rosters (coming soon)

To apply for a place on the ballot,  pick up or print out a Candidate Packet, fill it out and return it to City hall by or before 5:00pm on 2/16/24.

According to Texas Election Code, to be eligible to run for city council, an applicant must: 

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of term or date of appointment
• Reside within the State of Texas for at least 12 months
• Reside within the City of Marfa for at least 6 months immediately preceding the applicant filing for office
• Has not been declared mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
• Has not been convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities