Jasper, Texas Public Records

citizens, Texas residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and not convicted felons (unless voting rights restored) or declared mentally incapacitated. The city operates as a Type A General Law city with a council-manager form of government. The Mayor and five City Council members are elected to two-year terms, with elections typically held in May of odd-numbered years. The next municipal election is May 2025, with positions on the ballot varying based on term expirations. Candidate information and local ballot measures are posted at City Hall and the County Elections office. Registered voters can look up their assigned polling place, sample ballot, and election information through the Texas Secretary of State's website at www.votetexas.gov or by contacting the Elections office. In the November 2024 presidential election, Jasper County reported approximately 8,100 ballots cast from roughly 12,500 registered voters, representing approximately 65% turnout. On November 3, 2026, local voters will decide races for Governor of Texas (Greg Abbott's term expires 2027), all statewide executive offices, the U.S. Senate seat held by John Cornyn, Texas House District 18, and various county offices including Sheriff, County Judge, County Commissioners, and district judges. Texas election records including voter registration lists (with certain personal information redacted), campaign finance reports, candidate applications, and precinct-level results are public records available through the County Elections office and Secretary of State. Texas requires an excuse for mail-in voting: voters must be 65+, disabled, out of the county during early voting and election day, or confined in jail. Applications for mail ballots must be received by the County Elections office no later than 11 days before election day. Early voting for county and state elections typically runs 17 days before election day at the County Courthouse and additional locations announced by the Elections Administrator.