The next Directors election will be held on May 4, 2024 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of electing two (2) Directors. 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 from April 22, 2024 through April 30, 2024.
Candidates for Director must file an Application for a Place on the Ballot. The first day to file for a place on the ballot is January 17, 2024. The last day to file for a place on the ballot is February 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. An Application for a Place on the Ballot is attached hereto. Please note that the Application cannot be filed until January 17, 2024. Applications for a Place on the Ballot must be filed at:
Travis County WCID No. 19 Attn: Board Secretary c/o Willatt & Flickinger, PLLC 12912 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite F-232 Austin, Texas 78738 Ph: (512) 476-6604 Email: [email protected]
Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
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; (4) have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities; (5) 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.
“Sec. 54.103. LIMITATION ON FILLING VACANCIES. A board may not appoint a person to fill a vacancy on the board if the person: (1) resigned from the board: (A) in the two years preceding the vacancy date; or (B) on or after the vacancy date but before the vacancy is filled; or (2) was defeated in a directors election held by the district in the two years preceding the vacancy date.”
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.