HARRIS COUNTY ESD 50 COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

•Elections – Commissioners (Includes candidate qualifications)
The next election for the District will be held on May 2, 2026.

To be qualified to serve as a commissioner, a person shall be at least 18 years old, a resident
citizen of the State of Texas, and a resident of the district.

Commissioner candidacy filing requirements and deadlines are as follows:
To run for election to the District’s Board of Commissioners, a person must file an application
for a place on the ballot. The application must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board
of Commissioners or his/her designated agent by mail, fax, email or in person. An application
may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at

Application For A Place on the Ballot For a General Election For a City, School District or Other Political Subdivision (state.tx.us)

• First day to file for place on May 2, 2026 general election ballot is Wednesday, January
14, 2026.
• Last day to file for place on May 2, 2026 general election ballot is by 5:00 p.m.
on Friday, February 13, 2026.
• A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Commissioners as a write-in
candidate and to do so must file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration must
be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Commissioners or his/her designated
agent by mail, fax, email or in person. A declaration form may be downloaded/printed
from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-55f.pdf
• Deadline to file write-in candidacy declaration for May 2, 2026 general election is by
5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

The location(s) of the election will be posted upon determination.