{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 141.003","heading":"AGE AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE.","body":"(a) Different age and residence requirements from those prescribed by Section 141.001 may be prescribed by a home-rule city charter, but a minimum age may not be more than 21 years and a minimum length of residence in the state or city may not be more than 12 months immediately preceding election day.\n(b) A charter provision is void if it prescribes a minimum age requirement of more than 21 years or a minimum length of residence requirement of more than 12 months.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 141. CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER A. ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.141.htm#141.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"5d6d0c352edb715d4d8b4a409e7d4e9341d5e9308eee27a0ffa33f0ff2ff13c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-141.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}