Qualifications for Elected Officials
The Mayor and each of six (6) Commissioners shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age; shall be a citizen of the United States of America and a qualified voter of the State of Texas, and shall have resided for at least two (2) years preceding the election within the corporate limits of McAllen; and shall be a bona fide owner of real estate within the corporate limits of McAllen.
* Section 141.003 Texas Election Code voids the City Charter 25 year age requirement and two year residency requirement. Section 141.001 Texas Election Code presently requires 12 months residency in State and 21 years of age. Section 3 of Charter requires 6 months residence in Single Member District before election date. For Mayor, Section 141.001 Texas Election Code requires six month residency in the city before the regular filing deadline (presently 45 days before the election) for a place on the ballot.
Real Property ownership requirement of Charter for candidacy is most likely unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution (See Fonseca v. HCWID#2, C.A.5 (TEX.) 1974 496 Fd 2d. 109).