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Elections (Elecciones)
THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HB 305:
Contact Information
City of Kennedale
405 Municipal Drive, Kennedale, TX 76060
For questions regarding elections, email City Hall or call 817-985-2105.
The next General Election for the City of Kennedale will be Saturday, May 2, 2020. The offices of Mayor, City Council Place 2, and City Council Place 4 will appear on the ballot. The first day to file for a place on the May 2, 2020 ballot is Wednesday, January 15, 2020; and the deadline to file for a place on the ballot is 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2020. Applications for a Place on the Ballot can be found in the Candidate Packet (once available) and filed with the City Secretary's Office (in City Hall, 405 Municipal Drive, Kennedale, TX 76060). There is no filing fee.
- View Important 2020 Election Dates (Secretary of State)
- View Current State of Texas Election Information (Secretary of State)
- Visit VoteTexas.gov, a Resource for Voter Information
- View Current Tarrant County Election Information
The polling place for City of Kennedale Elections is the Community Center in the Kennedale Public Library (316 W 3rd Street, Kennedale, TX 76060).
View the current Mayor and Council
General Election Information
- Council Places 1, 3, and 5 are elected in May of odd-numbered years; the Mayor and Council Places 2 and 4 in May of even-numbered years
- The polling place for City of Kennedale Elections is the Community Center in the Kennedale Public Library (316 W 3rd Street, Kennedale, TX 76060).
- The City Secretary's Office is responsible for overseeing municipal elections including serving as the contract administrator for election services through Tarrant County Elections, receiving all required candidate filings (including campaign finance reports), and conducting a drawing for the order in which names will appear on the ballot.
- View the Election Register (PDF) (1947 through 2019)
Voting Schedule for Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Republican and Democrat Primary Elections
| February 18 | Tuesday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| February 19 | Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| February 20 | Thursday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| February 21 | Friday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| February 22 | Saturday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| February 23 | Sunday | 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| February 24 | Monday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| February 25 | Tuesday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| February 26 | Wednesday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| February 27 | Thursday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| February 28 | Friday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| ELECTION DAY: March 3, 2020 | Tuesday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
Voting Schedule for Saturday, May 2, 2020 Entity Elections: Mayor and City Council Places 2 & 4
| April 20 | Monday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| April 21 | Tuesday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| April 22 | Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| April 23 | Thursday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| April 24 | Friday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| April 25 | Saturday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| April 26 | Sunday | 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| April 27 | Monday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| April 28 | Tuesday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
| ELECTION DAY: May 2, 2020 | Saturday | 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
May 4, 2019 Election Notices and Filings
At the May 4, 2019 Election, voters approved three amendments to the Charter, which are currently being codified. When that process is complete, the updated Charter will be published online.
PROPOSITION A – Vacancies for Three Year Terms
Shall the Kennedale Home Rule Charter be amended to delete Section 3.06(a)(1) regarding filling vacancies for three (3) year terms as unnecessary, because the charter only provides for two (2) year terms?
PROPOSITION B – Indebtedness
Shall the Kennedale Home Rule Charter be amended to revise Section 6.05 regarding the issuance of indebtedness by retaining the first sentence thereof (which authorizes the City to issue all forms of indebtedness permitted by state law), retaining the existing additional authority to enter into short term borrowings (less than one year), and deleting all other provisions thereof since they are otherwise provided by state law?
PROPOSITION C – Initiative, Referendum and Recall
Shall the Kennedale Home Rule Charter be amended to revise Article XI by increasing the signature requirements for initiative, referendum and recall to thirty percent (30%) of the votes cast in the last regular election but not less than five hundred (500) by amending Section 11.01; and to allow for a public hearing prior to calling a recall election by amending Section 11.03?
Governance Model
As a home rule city, Kennedale enjoys the full power of local self-government (Local Government Code, §51.072). The governmental structure and division of power are established in the City's Home Rule Charter, which was written in 1997 and adopted by election on January 17, 1998. It has been amended once (in May 2016).