Early Voting Schedule for March 2026 Primary (Last Day Today)

January 22, 2026 - Early voting for the March 2026 Primary begins Tuesday, February 17 at the Center Community House, 423 San Augustine Street, Center, Texas.

Early voting dates and times are as follows:

Elections Administrator Makes Voting Roster Available

February 20, 2026 - According to Texas Election Code, Section 87.121, the early voting clerk shall maintain for each election a roster listing each person who votes an early voting ballot by personal appearance and a roster listing each person to whom an early voting ballot to be voted by mail is sent.

This information can be found on the Shelby County Elections website and will be updated each day. https://www.co.shelby.tx.us/page/shelby.Elections

Notices of General Primary Election for Democrat Party, Republican Party

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

Letter from Elections Administrator Regarding March 2026 Primary

January 5, 2026 - I was recently made aware of a post on a Facebook group page with a graphic for elections in 2026, but some of the information is incorrect. We are busy getting everything ready for the March primary, and once we receive the ballots, I will have a sample ballot posted on this website.

The Notice of Election will also be posted no later than February 10, 2026. Offices that will be on the ballots are as follows:

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

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Submitted by Nancy Adams