GENERAL ELECTIONS
The City of Bee Cave holds annual elections on the May uniform election date (first Saturday in May). The May 2, 2026 will be for two (2) councilmember seats and one (1) mayor. Candidate requirements are below. The filing deadline is Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Applications must be complete prior to the deadline. No applications will be accepted after 5:00 p.m.
Sec. 141.032. REVIEW OF APPLICATION; NOTICE TO CANDIDATE. (a) On the filing of an application for a place on the ballot, the authority with whom the application is filed shall review the application to determine whether it complies with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the review shall be completed not later than the fifth day after the date the application is received by the authority.
(c) If an application is accompanied by a petition, the petition is considered part of the application, and the review shall be completed as soon as practicable after the date the application is received by the authority. However, the petition is not considered part of the application for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements applicable to each document, and a deficiency in the requirements for one document may not be remedied by the contents of the other document. Unless the petition is challenged, the authority is only required to review the petition for facial compliance with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure.
(d) A determination under this section that an application complies with the applicable requirements does not preclude a subsequent determination that the application does not comply, subject to Section 141.034.
(e) If an application does not comply with the applicable requirements, the authority shall reject the application and immediately deliver to the candidate written notice of the reason for the rejection.
(f) This section does not apply to a determination of a candidate's eligibility.
(g) Except as otherwise provided by this code:
(1) a candidate may not amend an application filed under Section 141.031; and
(2) the authority with whom the application is filed may not accept an amendment to an application filed under Section 141.031.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1135), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 44), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2017.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 76, eff. September 1, 2021.
MAY 2, 2026 ELECTION
ELECTION NOTICES
Notice of Filing Period
Notice of Voting Order Priority
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline to Register to Vote - April 2, 2026
Deadline to Request Ballot by Mail - April 17, 2026
First Day of Early Voting - April 20, 2026
Last Day of Early Voting - April 28, 2026
Election Day - May 2, 206
Election Information:
The City Council is made up of six (mayor and five council members). All council members are elected "at large." All office holders for city elective office shall meet the requirements for public office prescribed by state and federal law, as well as the City Charter of the City of Bee Cave.
Each candidate for election or appointment to the City Council or office of Mayor shall be
a qualified voter of the City, shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older on the first day of the term
to be filled at the election, shall have resided in the City not less than twelve (12) months
immediately preceding the date of the regular deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on
the ballot and shall meet the requirements of the Texas Election Code.
No candidate may file in a single election for more than one (1) office or position as
provided by this Charter. No employee of the City shall remain an employee of the City after
filing for a seat on the City Council or the office of Mayor. Such filing shall constitute a voluntary
resignation.
The City Council is the final judge of all elections and the qualifications of its members
and of any other elected officials of the City.