Quicklinks
Texas Counties Deliver – learn how county government serves you

Elections

The Elections Administrator is responsible for all federal, state, and county elections. In addition, cities, school districts, and political subdivisions can contract with the office to conduct their election.  

The Elections Administrator also serves as the County Voter Registrar, the Early Voting Clerk, and is responsible for all voting equipment owned by Gonzales County.  
The Elections Administrator also serves to accept filings of Campaign Finance, Appointments of Campaign Treasurers, and other filings related to campaign finance.

 

Individuals who vote at the Gonzales County Voting Precinct 12 location will no longer go to JB Wells Expo Center on Election Day

The Gonzales County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to move the Voting Precinct 12 box to the Riverside Community Center, 110 Saint Lawrence St., permanently.

Notice to Change Polling Location Precinct 12

VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS

Texas voters must show acceptable photo identification at the polling location before being accepted for voting, please refer to the link below for voter ID requirements.

New Voter ID Requirements (pdf)

“Pursuant to Section 63.0015, Election Code, an election officer may give voting order priority to individuals with a mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to move around. A person assisting an individual with a mobility problem may also, at the individual's request, be given voting order priority. Disabilities and conditions that may qualify you for voting order priority include paralysis, lung disease, the use of portable oxygen, cardiac deficiency, severe limitation in the ability to walk due to arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition, wheelchair confinement, arthritis, foot disorder, the inability to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest, or use of a brace, cane, crutch, or other assistive device.”
  • Display calendar by Day
  • Display calendar by Week
  • Display calendar by Month
  • Display calendar by Agenda
  • Categories
    • Select All
    • General
  • Print current view to PDF and download
  • iCal save current view to clipboard as an .ics link
  • RSS save current view to clipboard as an .rss link
March 2025
Previous Month March 2025Next Month
Sunday Monday Tue Wednesday Thu Fri Sat
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5

  • Ballot by Mail

    All Applications for Ballot by Mail EXPIRE on December 31st of every year. First day to apply for Ballot by Mail for all Elections in the following year is, January 1st. 

    Voting by mail has been available to elderly voters and voters with physical disabilities in Texas for decades.

    Applications for a ballot by mail must be submitted to the Gonzales County Elections Office no earlier than January 1st of the current year and no later than 11 days before the Election.

    You may vote by mail if you are:

    • Going to be away from your county on Election Day and during early voting
    • Disabled
    • 65 years of age or older on Election Day
    • Confined in jail, but eligible to vote

    To request to have an application for a ballot by mail sent to you, please call 830-519-4054, or print one out here

    Please note: The Elections office cannot give an application to anyone who didn't request one themselves. 

    Sec. 276.016. UNLAWFUL SOLICITATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION TO VOTE BY MAIL. (a) A public official or election official commits an offense if the official, while acting in an official capacity, knowingly:(2) distributes an application to vote by mail to a person who did not request the application

    Applications for a ballot by mail should be returned to:

    Early Voting Clerk
    P.O Box 1753
    Gonzales, TX 78629

    Or emailed to elections@co.gonzales.tx.us (original copy must be in office within 4 days)

    The early voting clerk must receive your marked ballot by 7 p.m on Election Day.

     

    Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

    FPCA application

    Who can use the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA)?

    • Active-duty military, spouses, and dependents (voting from outside the home Texas county)
    • U.S. Citizens (nonmilitary) temporarily overseas* away from the home Texas county
    • U.S. Citizens (nonmilitary) permanently overseas* away from the (previous) home Texas county
    • Members of the merchant marine, spouses, and dependents (voting from outside the home Texas county)
    • Members of the Texas National Guard, spouses, and dependents (voting from outside the home Texas county)
    • Members of a National Guard of another state, spouses, and dependents (voting from outside the home Texas county)
    • Members of the military reserves on active duty, spouses, and dependents (voting from outside the home Texas county)

    *Federal law defines “overseas” as anywhere outside the United States. If you are not one of these voters, you need the regular early voting by mail procedures.

    For additional information visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s website at www.fvap.gov
    If you have any questions or concerns regarding the FPCA online submission; please email, ea@co.gonzales.tx.us

    • Last day to Register to Vote to be eligible for the May 3, 2025, Election is April 3, 2025.

      Early Voting:  April 22 - April 25th, Tuesday - Friday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm 

              April 28th and April 29th, Monday and Tuesday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

       

      Election Day: May 3, 2025, 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

       

      First Day to file for place on the General Election ballot (for local political subdivisions): January 15, 2025

      Last Day to file for place on the General Election ballot (for local political subdivisions): February 14, 2025, at 5:00 pm

      Last Day for write-in candidates to file (for local political subdivisions): February 18, 2025, at 5:00 pm

      Last Day to apply for Ballot by Mail (Received not postmarked): April 22, 2025

        • If you are NOT in the City of Gonzales, you will not be able to vote in this election.

           

          Early Voting Location: Randle Rather Building, 427 ST. George St. Gonzales, TX 78629

          Election Day Location: Randle Rather Building, 427 ST. George St. Gonzales, TX 78629

          Order of General Election

          Order of Special Recall Election (District 4)

        • If you are NOT in the Gonzales ISD, District 1 or District 2, you will not be able to vote in this election.

           

          Early Voting Location: Randle Rather Building, 427 ST. George St. Gonzales, TX 78629

          Election Day Location: Randle Rather Building, 427 ST. George St. Gonzales, TX 78629

           

          Order of Election

          Notice of Election

        • If you are NOT in the City of Nixon, you will not be able to vote in this election.

          Early Voting Location: Nixon Community Center, 302 E Central St., Nixon, TX 78140

          Election Day Location: Nixon Community Center, 302 E Central St., Nixon, TX 78140

           

          Order of Election

        • If you are NOT in the City of Smiley, you will not be able to vote in this election.

          Early Voting Location: Nixon Community Center, 302 E Central St., Nixon, TX 78140

          Election Day Location: Smiley Vol. Fire Dpt., 208 N Fm 108, Smiley, TX 78159

        • If you are NOT in the Nixon/Smiley Consolidated ISD, you will not be able to vote in this election.

          Early Voting Location: Nixon Community Center, 302 E Central St., Nixon, TX 78140

          Election Day Location: Nixon Community Center, 302 E Central St., Nixon, TX 78140

            Smiley Vol. Fire Dpt., 208 N Fm 108, Smiley, TX 78159

          Order of Election

        • If you are NOT in the Nixon Hospital District, you will not be able to vote in this election.

          Early Voting Location: Nixon Community Center, 302 E Central St., Nixon, TX 78140

          Election Day Location: Nixon Community Center, 302 E Central St., Nixon, TX 78140

            Smiley Vol. Fire Dpt., 208 N Fm 108, Smiley, TX 78159

           

          Order of Election

      •  

        • If you are NOT in the Yoakum ISD, you will not be able to vote in this election.

           

           

          Resolution

          Order of Election