§ 2.04. Qualifications.

A candidate for office must:

(1)

Be a United States citizen.

(2)

Be 18 years of age or older upon the commencement of the term to be filled at the election.

(3)

Be a qualified voter in the City of Copperas Cove.

(4)

Be domiciled within the corporate limits of Copperas Cove for at least one (1) year next preceding the day of the election at which they are a candidate.

(5)

Not have been convicted of a felony for which he or she has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.

(6)

Not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

(a)

Totally mentally incapacitated; or

(b)

Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote, and

(7)

Not be disqualified by reason of any section of this charter or by state or federal law.