LAKE POINTE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

DIRECTORS ELECTION INFORMATION

 

 

Next Directors Election Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

 

Deadlines and Requirements for Candidate Filings:

 

First Date to file Application for Place on the Ballot:  Saturday, July 18, 2026

Deadline for Filing an Application for Place on Ballot:  Monday, August 17, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m.

Deadline for Declaration of Write-In Candidacy is:  Friday August 21, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m.

                              

The next Directors’ election will be held on May 2, 2026 between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Travis County will provide voting centers and qualified voters will be able to vote at any voting center location within Travis County.  Early voting will also be conducted at the times and locations designated by Travis County.

 

A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Directors 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 Directors 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 .

 

Directors serve four-year terms. Candidates for Director must file an Application for a Place on the Ballot.  An Application for a Place on the Ballot is attached hereto.  Applications for a Place on the Ballot can be filed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., either in person, U.S. mail, or e-mail at:           

 

Lake Pointe Municipal Utility district

Attention: Board Secretary

c/o Winstead PC, Vicki Hahn

600 W. 5th Street, Suite 900

Austin, Texas 78744

Telephone: (512) 370-2931

E-mail:  vhahn@Winstead.com

 

For an Application for a Place on the Ballot:

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-21f.pdf

 

Additional elections information for Travis County and the State of Texas are listed below:

https://votetravis.gov/current-election-information/current-election/

https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/

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Eligibility Requirements:

 

Eligibility Requirements For Director: To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed as, a Director, a person must:

1. Be a United States citizen;

2. Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;

3. Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

A. totally mentally incapacitated; or

B. partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;

1. Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

2. Be a resident citizen of the State of Texas, and either own land subject to taxation in the District or be a qualified voter within the District.

 

Texas Water Code Disqualification Criteria:

In addition, Section 49.052 of the Texas Water Code provides for certain disqualifications for directors. Those include persons related to a developer of property in the district, any other member of the board, or the manager, engineer, attorney or other person providing professional services to the district. Also, a director cannot be an employee of any developer of property in the district or any director, manager, engineer, attorney or other person providing professional services to the district or a developer of property in the district in connection with the district or property located in the district. A director also cannot be a developer of property in the district or serve as attorney, consultant, engineer, manager, architect or in some other professional capacity for the district or a developer of property in the district in connection with the district or property located in the district. A director is also disqualified if he or she is a party to a contract with or along with the district except for the purchase of public services furnished by the district to the public generally. Finally, a director is disqualified if he or she is a party to a contract with or along with a developer of property in the district relating to the district or to property within the district, other than a contract limited solely to the purpose of purchasing or conveying real property in the district for the purpose of either establishing a permanent residence, establishing a commercial business within the district, or qualifying as a director.