Election Information
2024 Election Information
Special Election- May 4, 2024
Order of Election- Special Election on Proposition of Creating a Municipal Development District and the Imposition of a Sales Tax
Notice of Special Election on Proposition of Creating a Municipal Development District and the Imposition of a Sales Tax
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The 2024 General Election will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Order of Cancelation for the May 4, 2024 General Election of Officers
The following are up for election in 2024 for a two-year term.
- Councilmember Position 1
- Councilmember Position 2
- Councilmember Position 3
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Notice of Deadline to file for a place on the General Election May 2024 Ballot
Order of Election- General Election of Officers
2024 General Election Candidate Filings
- Councilmember Position 1
McLean Barnett - Councilmember Position 2
Arnetta Murray - Councilmember Position 3
Marquette Greene-Scott
The 2024 Special Election will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Order of Cancelation for the May 4, 2024 Special Election to fill a vacancy for District B
The following are up for election in 2024 for a one-year term.
- Councilmember District B
2024 Special Election Candidate Filings
- Councilmember District B
Kareem Boyce
Click Here for a copy of the Candidate Packet for the Special Election
Notice of Deadline to file for a place on the Special Election May 2024 Ballot
Order of Election- Special Election to Fill Vacancy for District B
2024 Important Dates
| Required Action | Date of Deadline |
| First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail | Monday, January 1, 2024 |
| First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot | Wednesday, January 17, 2024 |
| Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a Measure | Friday, February 16, 2024 |
| Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot | Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. |
| Last Day to Register to Vote | Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
| First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Monday, April 22, 2024 |
| Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) | Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
| Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance | Tuesday, April 30, 2024 |
| Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Saturday, May 4, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. |
Filing requirements are per state statute, available on the Texas Secretary of State website, and those of the City of Iowa Colony Charter, Article 3, (The City Council Qualifications). Each person who becomes a candidate for mayor or councilmember shall meet the following qualifications:
MAYOR
Be a Citizen of the United States
Age- 21 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.
Have not been determined by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
-Totally mentally incapactitated or
-Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Be a qualified voter of the city
Have been a resident of the territory from which the office is elected or appointed for 12 months
immediately preceding the following date:
-The date of the regular filing deadline for a Candidate's application for a place on the ballot
-For a write in candidate, the date of the election for which the candidate's name is written in
-For an appointee to the council, the date of the appointment
-If territory is annexed into the city within the 12 month period described in this section, then the person's residence in that territory
before the annexation counts toward the residency requirements.
COUNCILMEMBER
Be a Citizen of the United States
Age- 21 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.
Have not been determined by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
-Totally mentally incapactitated or
-Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Be a qualified voter of the city
Have been a resident of the territory from which the office is elected or appointed for 12 months
immediately preceding the following date:
-The date of the regular filing deadline for a Candidate's application for a place on the ballot
-For a write in candidate, the date of the election for which the candidate's name is written in
-For an appointee to the council, the date of the appointment
- If territory is annexed into the city within the 12 month period described in this section, then the person's residence in that territory
before the annexation counts toward the residency requirement.
Click Here to view the City Council District Map
Click Here to view the Candidate Packet
House Bill 305 Internet Posting Requirement:
Secretary of State Form AW1-15
Elimination of Straight - Party Voting - Effective 9/1/2020 - View Here
Click Here for more information on Brazoria County Elections
Are You Registered to Vote?
Visit the Vote Texas website through the Texas Secretary of State's office to find out, or to register.
NOTICE OF EARLY VOTING AT BRANCH POLLING PLACES
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted at the following locations:
Angleton (Main) ......................... East Annex, 1524 E Mulberry
Alvin ............................................,. Alvin Library, 105 S Gordon
Brazoria ......................................... Brazoria Library, 620 S Brooks
Freeport ........................................ Freeport Library, 410 Brazosport Blvd
Lake Jackson ................................ Lake Jackson Library, 250 Circle Way
Manvel ......................................... Manvel Annex, 7313 Corporate Dr
Pearland East ............................... Tom Reid Library, 3522 Liberty Dr
Pearland West ............................ Westside Event Center, 2150 Countryplace Pkwy
Shadow Creek ............................ West Pearland Library, 11801 Shadowcreek Pkwy
Sweeny ......................................... Sweeny Community Center, 205 W Ashley Wilson Rd
West Columbia ........................... Precinct 4 Building #2, 121 N 10th St
DATES AND HOURS:
April 22- Early Voting Begins
April 30- Early Voting Ends
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024- UNIFORM ELECTION DATE
The May 4, 2024, General Election will be held jointly thru Brazoria County Elections office. Vote Centers will be located throughout Brazoria County with the nearest location for early voting at 7313 Corporate Drive, Manvel, Tx. The nearest voting center on Election Day is 7313 Corporate Drive, Manvel, Tx., however you may vote in person at any voting center throughout Brazoria County. If, dropping off a mail in ballot it must be dropped off to the Elections office in Angleton. Filing for a place on the ballot is set by state statute and will run from January 17, 2024 to February 16, 2024. Find additional election-related dates and information on the Texas Secretary of State website (posted in accordance with TX. Legis. H.B.305, effective September 1, 2019.)
Elections Administrator
The City Secretary serves as the Elections Administrator for the City of Iowa Colony.
The duties of the City Secretary are limited to:
- Accepting and filing the various applications, affidavits and statements.
- Noting the date and time of filing thereon.
The City Secretary is not expected to judge or comment upon the timeliness or sufficiency of reports filed. The City of Iowa Colony cannot provide advice on matters of election or campaign finance law.
May 2023 Election Results
Mayor
Wil Kennedy
Councilmember District A
Tim Varlack
Councilmember District B
Steven Byrum-Bratsen
Councilmember District C
Sydney Hargroder
Click Here to View the Resolution Canvassing the May 6, 2023 Election of Officers
Click Here to View the Resolution Canvassing the May 6, 2023 Special Election
Notice of General and Special Election- May 6, 2023