§ 5.04. Official results.

(1)

The Council candidate for elective office receiving a plurality, meaning the greatest number of the votes cast shall, be declared the winner. The Mayoral candidate for elective office receiving a majority, meaning more than fifty (50) percent, of the votes cast shall be declared the winner. In the event that no Mayoral candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for any one place at such election, the City Council shall, upon completion of the official canvass of the ballots, issue a call for a runoff election to be held within thirty (30) days following the issuance of such call, or in accordance with the Texas Election Code [Tex. Election Code, § 1.001 et seq.]. At such runoff election, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes (or three (3) persons in case of a tie for second place) shall be the candidates in the final runoff election.

(2)

The returns of every municipal election shall be handled in accordance with the Texas Election Code [Tex. Election Code, § 1.001 et seq.]. These returns shall be delivered from the election judges to the person performing the duties of the City Secretary and the Mayor at City Hall as soon as possible after the closing of the polls. Election returns, general and special, shall be presented to the City Council at their next meeting following the election, at which time the City Council shall canvass and declare the results of the election, which shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.