BND Election

Brownsville Navigation District Election Information

Información en Español

 

The upcoming election to be held in the Brownsville Navigation District will be

May 4, 2024

 

At that election, the following Places will be up for election

Place One

Place Three

Place Five

 

Deadline for filing an Application for a Place on the Ballot for the May 4, 2024 Election:

First Filing Date January 17, 2024

Deadline February, 16, 2024 5:00 PM

 

Election Contact for the Brownsville Navigation District

Margie Recio

1801 Foust Road, Brownsville, TX  78521

(956) 831-4592

mrecio@portofbrownsville.com

 

 

Current Brownsville Navigation District Board of Navigation and Canal Commissioners

Place	Current Commissioner	First Elected	Current Term of Office
Place One	Ralph Cowen	05/10/2008	2020 – 2024
Place Two	John Wood	05/10/2014	2022 – 2026
Place Three	John Reed	05/10/2008	2020 – 2024
Place Four	Esteban Guerra	05/05/2018	2022 – 2026
Place Five	Sergio Tito Lopez	05/10/2008	2020 – 2024

 

REQUIREMENTS TO RUN FOR OFFICE

Chapter 141 of the Texas Election Code sets the requirements for holding public office in local political subdivisions, such as the Brownsville Navigation District.

The candidate must meet the following qualifications:

1. Be a United States citizen;
2. Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election;
3. Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
   1. totally mentally incapacitated; or
   2. partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
4. Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
5. Have resided continuously in the state of Texas for 12 months and in the Brownsville Navigation District for six months immediately preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot;

In addition, under Chapter 63 of the Texas Water Code and the District’s enabling legislation, a candidate must be a qualified, registered voter by election day in order to be eligible to serve on the Board if elected.

A candidate must make a written application to request a place on the ballot.

A candidate must have a Campaign Treasurer Appointment on file before taking any action as a candidate.

 

Application for a Place on the Ballot and Instructions

• https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-21f.pdf

Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate

• https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/coh/cta.pdf

Instruction Guide- Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate form

• https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/coh/CTA_ins.pdf

Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report

• https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/coh/coh.pdf

Brownsville Navigation District 2020 Election Precincts