Submitted by Nancy Adams

Candidate Packets Available for 2026 Primary Election

October 28, 2025 - The 2026 Primary Election will be held on March 3rd, and candidate packets are available now and can be picked up in the County Clerk's Office, 124 Austin Street in Center. There are several offices open for election, as follows:

Elections Administrator's Notice of Post-Election Hand Count Audit

Notice of Post-Election Hand Count Audit
(Notificación de auditoría de conteo manual posterior a la elección)

Notice of Special Election for Proposed Constitutional Amendments by 89th Legislature (Polling Locations)

Notice of Special Election
(A viso de elección especial)

To the registered voters of the County of Shelby, Texas:
(A los votantes registrados del Condado de Shelby, Texas):

Early Voting Ends Today for Upcoming City, School Elections

April 14, 2025 - Election day for cities and schools in Shelby County will be May 3, 2025. There are three cities and three schools that will be having an election: City of Joaquin, City of Tenaha, City of Timpson, Joaquin ISD, Shelbyville ISD and Timpson ISD.

Public Notice of Testing of Automatic Tabulating Equipment for May Elections

March 24, 2025 - Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment that will be used in the May Cities and Schools Elections, held on May 3, 2025, will be tested on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28, 2025, at 9am, in the Shelby County Clerk’s office in Center, to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures.

Aviso Público de Prueba de Equipos de Tabulación

May 3rd Elections for Cities, Schools Ballot by Mail Request

February 20, 2025 - There will be an election on Saturday, May 3, 2025 for cities and schools in Shelby County. If you usually vote by mail and have not already contacted my office for an application, please go ahead and call so we can mail those applications to you. You may call 936-234-2147 or 936-598-5340.

The entities that will have an election in May are Joaquin ISD, Shelbyville ISD, Timpson ISD, City of Joaquin, City of Tenaha and City of Timpson.

Nancy Adams
Shelby County Elections Administrator

Elections Administrator Explains "How to Know Your Voting Precinct"

November 4, 2024 - Shelby County Elections Administor Nancy Adams shares information on understanding your voter's registration card and how to know which voting precinct you are located.

"I have recently spoken with a few voters who don't understand where they are supposed to vote for the November 5 General Election," shared Adams. "One of the voters I spoke with thought she was in precinct 2 because her commissioner, justice of the peace and constable are all precinct 2. However, she actually votes in precinct 6, because she LIVES in that precinct."

November 5 General Election Polling Locations

To the registered voters of the County of Shelby, Texas:

October 2, 2024 (PDF of Notice with Spanish) - Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7am to 7pm, November 5, 2024, for voting in the general election to elect President/Vice President, Members of Congress, Members of the Legislature, and state, district, county, and precinct officers.

Election Day Fast Approaching, Early Voting Ends Today

October 10, 2024 - Election Day is fast approaching, and there are a few things you need to know.

Early Voting will be held at the Center Community House, 425 San Augustine Street in Center, as follows:

Public Notice of Test of Automatic Tabulating Equipment

October 3, 2024 - Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment that will be used in the General Election held on November 5, 2024, will be tested on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in the County Clerk’s office, 124 Austin Street in Center, to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures.