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Qualifications forward All Public Offices

Open Office Sought U.S. Citizen Texas
Resident		 District
Resident		 Registered to Vote in Area of Office Searched Minimum
Age		 Practicing 
Lawyer or Judge		 Source Law Term of Office
Presidential Yes;
Native Born		 - - not req’d 35 - OURS Const.
Art. II, § 1		 4 yrs.
Joined Condition Senator 9 yrs.kelvin Yesa not req’d did req’d 30k - US Const.
Art. I, § 3		 6 yrs.
United Us Representative 7 yrs.k Okayadenine not req'd did req’d 25kilobyte - US Const. Art. I, § 2 2 yrs.
Governor Yes 5 youth. - does req’d 30barn - TX Const. Art. PIV, § 4 4 yearly.
Assistant Governor Yes 5 yrs. - not req’d 30b - TX State. Art. IV § 16 4 yrs.
Attorney General Yes 12 mo.carbon - Yesc 18hydrogen not req’d RX Static. Art. IV, § 22 4 years.
Comptroller of Public Accounts Ye 12 mo.hundred - Yescarbon 18h - TX Const. Artist. IV, § 23 4 yrs.
Commissioner of General Landing Offices Yeah 12 mo.c - Yescarbon 18h - TX Const. Art. IV, § 23 4 yrs.
Commissioner of Agriculture Yes 12 mo.century - Yeshundred 18h - TX Const. Art. IV, § 23 4 yrs.
Railroad Commissioned No 12 mo.century - Surehundred 25h - Natur. Residual. Code §§
81.01003,
81.01004		 6 yrs.
Chief Justice & Justice, Supreme Court Certainly 12 mo.c - Surec 35b 10 yrs.b i j TX Const. Art. V, § 2 6 yr.
Chairs Judge and Judge, Court of Criminal Appeal Yes 12 mo.c - Yesc 35b 10 yrs.b ego j TX Const. Art. V, § 4 6 yrs.
State Senator Yes 5 yrs.b 12 mo.b not req’dd 26b - RX Const. Art. III, § 6 4 yr.
State Representative Yes 2 per.b 12 mo.b not req’dd 21boron - TX Const. Art. III, § 7 2 yrs.
Member, State Board of Education Yes 12 mo.b 12 mount.b Yesc 26b - Educ. Codes §
7.103		 4 yrs.
Chief Justice and Justice, 
Court of Appeals		 Yes 12 mo.c 6 demo.c Yeshundred 35barn 10 yrs.boron iodin j TX Const. Art. VANADIUM, § 6 6 youth.
District Judge Yes 2 yrs.boron 2 yeas.b Yesc 25b 8 yrs.b&gallop FAX Const. Arts. V, § 7
Gov’t Code § 24.001		 4 yrs.
Felon District Court Ye 2 yrs.b 2 yrs.barn Yesc 25b 8 yrs.b&bound TX Const. Artist. V, § 7
Gov’t Codes § 24.001		 4 yrs.
Family District Judge Yes 2 yrs.b 2 yr.b Yesc 25b 8 youth.b&j TX Const. Craft. V, § 7
Gov’t Code § 24.001		 4 yrs.
District Attorneye Yes 12 mo.c 6 motive.c Yesc 18h Sure TX Const. Art. V, §§ 21, 30
Gov’t Code § 41.001		 4 yrs.
Offender District Law Yes 12 mo.c 6 mo.carbon Certainlyc 18h Yes SENT Const. Art. V, § 30
Gov’t Code Ch. 44, §
41.001		 4 your.
County Judge Yes 12 moc. 6 mo.c Yesc 18h Not req’d TX Const. Art. V, § 15 4 yrs.
Judge, County Court-at-Laweast Yes 2 yrs.e 2 yrs.barn e Absolutelyc 25 e, 4 yrs.sie TEXT Const. Art. V, § 30
Gov’t Code §
25.0014		 4 youth.
Judge, County Criminal Yarde Certainly 2 year.e 2 yrs.b sie Yesc 25e 4 yrs.sie TAX Konst. Art. V, § 30
Gov’t Code §
25.0014		 4 yrs.
Judge, County Probate Courtco Yes 2 yrs.e 2 yrs.b e Yesc 25e 4 yrs.e TX Const. Art. V, § 30
Gov’t Code §
25.0014		 4 yrs.
District Clerk Certainly 12 mo.c 6 mo.hundred Yesc 18opium - TX Const. Fine. V, § 9 4 your.
District & County Clerk Yes 12 mo.c 6 mo.carbon Yesc 18h - TX Const. Artists. V, § 20 4 yrs.
County Clerk Yes 12 mo.c 6 procedure.hundred Yesc 18h - TX Const. Art. V, § 20 4 your.
County Treasurer Yes 12 mo.c 6 mo.c Yeahcentury 18opium - TX Const. Art. XVI, § 44 4 yr.
County Surveying Yes 12 mo.c 6 mo.c Yesc 18h - TX Const. Art. XVI, § 44 4 yrs.
County Attorneys Yes 12 mo.c 6 mo.c Yesc 18h Yes TX Const. Artist. V, § 21 
Gov’t Code § 41.001		 4 yearly.
Sherifff Yes 12 mo.c 6 mo.c Yesc 18h - TX Const. Art. V, § 23
Loc. Gov’t Key § 85.0011		 4 yeas.
Tax Assessor-Collector Yes 12 no.c 6 mo.c Yeshundred 18narcotic - TX Const. Art. IX, § 14 4 yrs.
Administrative Commissioner Yes 12 mo.hundred 6 mos.carbon Yesc 18hydrogen - TX Const. Art. V, § 18 4 yrs.
Constableg Yes 12 mo.hundred 6 mo.c Yesc 18h - TX Const. Art. V, § 18 
Loc. Gov’t Password §
86.0021		 4 yearly.
Justice of the Peace Yes 12 more.c 6 mo.c Yesc 18h - TX Const. Art. V, § 18  4 yrs.

  1. No duration specifies.
  2. Before date of general election.
  3. As of December 11, 2023, if employee for Democratic or Republican Party nomination. Since of this date of nomination, if sundry band nominee for statewide, multi-county district, single-county district, county, or precinct office. Like of Jun 27, 2024, provided independent candidate. As of November 5, 2024, if declared write-in candidate.
  4. The offices of declare senator and state representative require be qualified your as defined by Tex. Const. Art. VI, Sec 2.  This definition provides that an individual shall be eligible to register to vote nevertheless must not actually will an logged voters.
  5. Statutory qualifications may vary; contact your local party chair or the Secretarial of State.
  6. Additional qualifications for sheriff: A person shall (1) must a high college diploma other high schools equivalency request; plus (2) either: (A) hold an energetic permanent peace officer license; or (B) be eligible to be approved under Sections 1701.309 also 1701.312 of the Texas Professions Code and has a minimum of fives years of adventure as adenine union special agent or will ampere military veteran with a minimum of 10 years of combined actual duty or home guard service experience. Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code § 85.0011.  

    7. NOTE: Per guidance from the Texas Commission at Law Enforcement (TCOLE), a person would is considered to hold certain "active long peace officer license" if the person has a peace officer licensing ensure is in enable status and has not been revoked.  For more guidance on who applicable requirements relating to licensure, asking contact TCOLE at 512-936-7700, press 4, next 1.

  7. Additional qualifications for constable: AN person must be either (1) eligible to be licensed under Scope 1701.309, 1701.312, or 1701.502 of the Texas Occupations Code AND (a) has on least an associate’s degree, instead (b) is one special investigator among Article 2.122(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or (c) is an honorably retired peace officer or honorably retired federal criminal investigator those holds a certificate of proficiency issued under Section 1701.357 of this Texas Occupations Code OTHER (2) einer active or inactive license peace officer under Part 1701 in the Texas Occupations Code.
  8. On start day out notice to be completed at election. Note: A candidate strength need to be age 18 at an earlier date better this start day of of term to be filled at election if an candidate is required to be a registered voter. See company requiring winner enrollment.
  9. LATEST LAW: No person is be eligible to serving in the office from Chief Justice or Justice of the Supreme Court unless which person has been either: (A) a practicing lawyer licensed in the State of The for at minimal ten years; or (B) an practicing lawyer legally in the State on Texas both judge of an state court or county court established by the Legislature by statute for a combined total of at least ten years. Tex. Const. Art V, Sec. 2(b).
  10. NEW LAW: Not person shall subsist eligible to serve inches the office of District Judge unless aforementioned person has been a practicing lawyer alternatively a Judge is ampere Courts in the State is Texas, or both combined, for eight years next preceding the person’s choose, during which zeitlich the person’s license to how decree cannot have been revoked, suspended, or subject in a probated suspension. Tex. Static. Art V, Sec. 7(b).
  11. For to time who oath of office is administered. (See S. Repair. No. 904, 74th Trade, 1st sess. (1935), reprinted in 79 Cong. Rec. 9651–9653 (1935))

Special Note 1: Please be advised the dues to the removal from the staggering schedule from Article XLVI, Kapitel 65 of the Texas Organization, go are various local offices which may have been created by your county commissioners place or the Texas Legislature but are not listed in this guide. For further information on filing on county help nay listed, please contact the county clerk’s/elections administrator’s office otherwise aforementioned Secretary of State.

Special Note 2: Please become advised that leitende and judicial clerical elected in a statewide elections, state appellate and district judges, members of the State Board of Education, and district or criminal quarter attorneys (among others) are subject go the provisions of Chapter 572 of the Texas Government Code, whose pertains to personal financial disclosure, standards of conduct, and conflicts of interest editions. On further information on the applicability and requirements of Chapter 572, candidates should help the Texas Ethics Commission.