德州選民前往投票站參與市長決選投票
Texas voters head to the polls for mayoral runoff elections
Updated at: June 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
2026年6月13日，德州多個城市的選民重返投票所，參與市長決選。
On June 13, 2026, voters across several Texas cities headed back to the polls for mayoral runoff elections.
舉行這些決選是必要的，因為在5月2日的大選中，沒有候選人獲得德州法律規定，針對任期超過兩年之市級職位所需的過半數票數。
These runoffs were necessary because, in the May 2 general election, no candidate achieved the majority vote required by Texas law for municipal offices with terms longer than two years.
根據這項「50%加一」原則，若無候選人達到該門檻，得票率最高的兩名候選人必須進入第二輪選舉。
Under this "50% plus one" rule, if no candidate reaches that threshold, the top two finishers must face off in a second election.
雖然決選的投票率通常較低，但其影響力卻極為深遠。
While runoff elections typically see lower voter turnout, they are incredibly impactful.
近期的一輪選舉包含了紐布朗菲爾斯（New Braunfels）等城市的矚目選戰，當地因涉及城市憲章的法律爭議，迫使麥可·弗倫奇（Michael French）與尼爾·林納茨（Neal Linnartz）兩位候選人進入決選。
The recent cycle included notable races in cities like New Braunfels, where a legal conflict regarding the city's charter necessitated a runoff between candidates Michael French and Neal Linnartz.
對居民而言，這些決選日是民主程序中決定性的最後一步，用以確立他們社區的領導者。
For residents, these runoff days serve as a final, decisive step in the democratic process to finalize the leadership of their communities.
