2027 City General Election

Future General Elections (posted in accordance with TX. Government Code 2051.201(b)(3-4), effective September 1, 2019):

The general election for members of the City Council is held annually on the 1st Saturday in May, as set as a Texas Uniform Election Date. Find additional election-related dates and information at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/important-election-dates.shtml#2025 (2027 dates not posted by SoS as of January 22, 2026, but such dates are set by the Texas Election Code and are not discretionary).

The May 1, 2027, General Election is set to be held at polling locations chosen by the Bastrop County Election Administrator. Filing for a place on the ballot is set by state statute and expected to run from January 13 to February 12, 2027, for the positions of Council Member Positions 2 and 4. 

Filing requirements are per state statute, available at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/index.shtml, and those of the City of Bastrop Charter at cityofbastrop.org. (Charter Qualifications - the mayor and councilpersons shall have been a qualified voter of the City for twelve months immediately preceding election day, and continuously during the term of office.)

Per the Sec. 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 [the City of La Porte Charter does not require a filing fee]. Please be advised that an application must be notarized prior to filing via fax or email.