§ 10514 District Officer Qualifications

This law says that each district gets to decide who can run for elected jobs and who can hold those jobs, based on the district's main governing rules.

Key Takeaways

•Each district, not the state, decides the rules for who can be a candidate or office holder.
•The rules must come from the district's main governing document (its charter or principal act).
•The law applies to any elected position within the district.

Example

A town wants to hold an election for its city council. The town's charter (its main rulebook) says that anyone must be at least 21 years old and a resident for two years to run.

Because of this law, the town uses its own charter to set those age and residency rules, and anyone who meets them can be a candidate or hold the office.

This law says that each district gets to decide who can run for elected jobs and who can hold those jobs, based on the district's main governing rules.

Key Takeaways

•Each district, not the state, decides the rules for who can be a candidate or office holder.
•The rules must come from the district's main governing document (its charter or principal act).
•The law applies to any elected position within the district.

Example

A town wants to hold an election for its city council. The town's charter (its main rulebook) says that anyone must be at least 21 years old and a resident for two years to run.

Because of this law, the town uses its own charter to set those age and residency rules, and anyone who meets them can be a candidate or hold the office.

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