2020 Municipal Election Information

Current Officeholders

• Mayor Skip Blancett (term ends May 2020)
• Mayor Pro-tem Frank Coachman (term ends May 2020)
• Alderman Rodney Bell (term ends May 2021)
• Alderman Amber Dankert (term ends May 2021)
• Alderman John Cole (term ends May 2021)
• Alderman Michael Coggin (term ends May 2020)

Village of Salado November 3, 2020 General Election

The next General Election for the Village of Salado will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2020. Early Voting and Election Day voting to be held at Salado Civic Center, 601 North Main Street, Salado, Texas. The date of the election was moved from May 2nd to November 3rd due to concerns regarding the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). View the Notice of Election in the documents below.

The first day to file an application for a place on the ballot for the position of mayor and for the positions of two aldermen will be January 15, 2020. The last day to file an application for a place on the ballot will be February 14, 2020.

The last day to file as a write-in candidate will be February 18, 2020.

The requirements/qualifications to serve on the Village of Salado Board of Aldermen are as follows:

Type A City (Local Gov't Code, Section 22.032)

• Mayor
  • Residence -- 1 year in state prior to the filing 
  • deadline; 1 year in city prior to election day
  • Age -- 18 
  • Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline
• Alderman
  • Residence -- 1 year in state prior to filing deadline; 6 months in the city (or ward) prior to filing deadline (Texas Elec. Code, Section 141.001(a); Brown v. Patterson, 609 SW 2nd 287)
  • Age -- 18 
  • Must be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline

As part of the application for a place on the ballot, candidates are required to sign the following sworn statement:

“ I, (name) _____________ of _________ County, Texas being a candidate for the office of _____________, swear that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Texas. I am a citizen of the United States eligible to hold such office under the constitution and laws of this state. I have not been finally convicted of a felony for which I have not been pardoned or had my full rights of citizenship restored by other official action. I have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote. I am aware of the nepotism law, Chapter 573, Government Code.

I further swear that the foregoing statements included in my application are in all things true and correct.” 

For further information regarding the Salado election process, contact City Secretary Cara McPartland at 254.947.5060 or via email.