(a) A person qualified under this section to be a candidate for the office of commissioner may file an application with the board to have the person's name placed on the ballot. The application must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 45th day before the election date for that office.
(b) The application must include an affidavit made by the applicant under oath disclosing that the applicant is:
(1) a bona fide resident of:
(A) if the applicant seeks to represent a precinct, the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or
(B) if the applicant seeks to represent the port authority at large, the port authority; and
(2) a qualified voter who owns real property in the area.
(c) If the application is timely filed in proper form, the board shall place the applicant's name on the official ballot.