§ 2.1. CITY ELECTIONS.

A.

Regular Elections. The regular City elections to be held in 2015 and 2017 shall be held on the uniform date established in the Texas Election Code during the month of May with a run-off election to be held on the earliest date practicable in accordance with the law. These terms of elected office commence on the last Tuesday in June, or if necessary to comply with state or federal law, the Tuesday following the canvass of a run-off election, whichever is later. Beginning in 2018, the regular City elections shall be held on the uniform date established in the Texas Election Code during the month of November with a run-off election to be held on the earliest date practicable in accordance with the law. All terms of elected office beginning with the November 2018 election commence on the first Tuesday in January following the election, or if necessary to comply with state or federal law, the Tuesday following the canvass of a run-off election, whichever is later.

B.

Officers Elected. The qualified voters of El Paso shall, as necessary to fill expired terms, elect the following officers, as provided herein and under Section 2.4 A, at the regular elections: A Mayor, eight District Representatives, and Judges of the Municipal Courts. Each Representative shall be elected from a district and the Mayor and other officers shall be elected from the City at large. The Judges of the Municipal Courts, the Mayor, and the District Representatives from districts numbers 2, 3, 4 and 7 taking office in June 2013 shall serve four year terms. Commencing in June 2015, the District Representatives from districts numbers 1, 5, 6 and 8 shall be elected to terms greater than three years but less than four years that conform to the change made in subsection A to the start of the term and the new election date beginning in November 2018, and they shall thereafter be elected to four-year terms. Commencing in June 2017, the Judges of the Municipal Courts, the Mayor, and the District Representatives from districts numbers 2, 3, 4 and 7 shall be elected to terms greater than three years but less than four years that conform to the change made in subsection A to the start of the term and the new election date beginning in November 2020, and they shall thereafter be elected to four-year terms. Each officer shall hold office during the term for which elected and established herein and until the election and qualification of a successor, unless sooner removed in any manner provided in this Charter.

C.

Recall. Any elected officer of the City may be removed from office, for stated reasons, by those voters who are qualified to vote for a successor to such office.

The Council shall enact, within sixty days of the adoption of this Charter, an ordinance providing for:

1.

The general conduct of recall elections;

2.

Receipt, by the City Clerk, prior to the conduct of any recall election of a petition bearing authentic signatures of a number of registered voters equal to at least twenty percent of the total number of votes cast in the election of the officer whose recall is sought;

3.

Completion of a recall petition within sixty days of filing notice with the City Clerk of intent to circulate a petition for recall; and

4.

Recall petitions to specify the reasons for which recall is sought.

No recall petition shall be filed against any elected officer within six months after taking office, nor within twelve months of the end of the elected officer's term of office, nor in case of an officer who was the subject of an unsuccessful recall election, until six months after that election. Should the elected officer, whose recall is sought, resign, no recall election shall be held.

D.

Vacancies and Removal from Office. An elective office also shall become vacant upon death, resignation, forfeiture of or removal from office of the officer in any manner authorized by law. Any elected City official shall be subject to removal from office if that official:

1.

Lacks, at any time during the term of office, any qualification or requirement prescribed by this Charter or other law;

2.

Is convicted of any felony, or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

3.

Violates the City Ethics Ordinance;

4.

Makes any willful false statements or commits any fraud preventing the impartial execution of the provisions of this charter;

5.

Knowingly and willfully solicits or assists in soliciting any contributions from any political party to be used in conjunction with any City election of City officers; or

6.

In the case of the Mayor or a Representative, fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the Council without being excused by the Council. A Representative shall forfeit office if, during the term of office, that Representative establishes residence outside the Council district from which elected, unless otherwise provided by law.

E.

Qualified Voters. All citizens qualified by the laws of Texas to vote in the City and who satisfy the requirements for registration shall be qualified voters of the City.