Rockwall, TX – February 20, 2026 – The candidate filing period has now passed for the Saturday, May 2, 2026 General Election for City Council Places 2, 4, and 6. Rockwall City Councilmembers are elected “at large” and serve two-year terms. The following candidates have filed applications and are listed below in the order they will appear on the ballot.
Place 2 | Mark Moeller
Place 4 | John Hagaman | Catherine Casteel (write-in)
Place 6 | David Schoen | Anna Campbell
In addition to city council candidates appearing on the ballot, voters will also have an opportunity to consider possible amendments to the City’s Home Rule Charter. The following Charter-related propositions will also appear on the ballot:
1. Shall Sections 11.08 and 11.10 of the City Charter be amended to require submission to the qualified voters of the City to eliminate provisions which have become inoperative because they have been superseded by state law; replace obsolete references; update terminology to current legal usage, and eliminate obsolete transitional provisions?
2. Shall Sections 3.01 (c) of the City Charter be amended to require the resignation from office of any city elected official who becomes a candidate for any other municipal office other than the one currently held and such resignation shall become effective at the time of canvassing of the election?
3. Shall Section 5.04 (1) of the City Charter be amended to require more than 50% of votes cast to be elected to any municipal office?
4. Shall Section 6.07 (1) of the City Charter be amended to increase the number of days the City Secretary has to verify signatures on a petition from twenty-one days to thirty-days?
5. Shall Section 7.15 of the City Charter be amended to require that the solid waste contract be competitively bid at least every five (5) years and such contract require city council approval?
6. Shall Section 11.14 of the City Charter be amended to allow the City Council by ordinance to amend the City Charter to correct typographical errors, grammatical errors, references to laws which have been changed or which references are, for any reason, incorrect, and to neutralize all gender references; provided, that no such amendment shall change the meaning or substance of the Charter?
7. Shall Section 11.14 (1) of the City Charter be amended to require the City Council to appoint a Charter Commission at least every ten (10) years?
Election information, including a copy of the existing Home Rule Charter, additional dates and polling locations, are or will soon be available on the City Secretary’s webpage at https://www.rockwall.com/citysec.asp or on the Rockwall County Elections website at https://www.rockwallvotes.com/.
Important Dates:
April 2, 2026 – Last Day to Register to Vote or Update Registration
April 20, 2026 – Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
Early Voting by Personal Appearance
• Monday, April 20, 2026
• Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – NO VOTING (San Jacinto Day)
• Wednesday, April 22 through Saturday, April 25, 2026
• Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28, 2026
May 2, 2026 – Election Day and Last Day to Receive Voted Ballot by Mail
Questions about the election may be directed to City Secretary, Kristy Teague, at (972) 772-6406 or kteague@rockwall.com. The County Elections Department may be reached at (972) 204-6200 or elections@rockwallcountytexas.com.
Submitted press release by Kate Sitzenstatter, Public Information Officer, City of Rockwall.
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