Bartonville, Texas Public Records

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Texas voters can register online through the Texas Secretary of State at texas.gov/voter-registration or by submitting a completed voter registration application at least 30 days before an election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, residents of Denton County, and at least 18 years old by election day, with a Texas driver's license or identification number required for registration. Municipal elections for mayor and Town Council positions typically occur on the uniform election date in May of odd-numbered years. The next municipal election is scheduled for May 2025, when voters will elect council members whose terms are expiring. Town Council meetings and candidate information are posted at bartonvilletexas.org. Residents can find their assigned polling location by entering their address at the Denton County elections website (votedentonco.com) or by calling the elections office. Early voting locations and hours are published before each election, with multiple sites available throughout Denton County typically 10-17 days before election day. Texas public information law makes certain election records publicly accessible, including voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and PACs searchable through the Texas Ethics Commission at ethics.state.tx.us, candidate filing documents, precinct-level election results, and historical turnout data. In the November 2024 presidential election, the county recorded approximately 57% voter turnout with over 300,000 ballots cast from approximately 530,000 registered voters. County-level results showed competitive races reflecting the area's evolving political demographics. For the November 3, 2026 general election, voters will decide several significant races including the Texas gubernatorial election (Governor Greg Abbott's term expires in 2027, making 2026 a gubernatorial election year), all Texas House of Representatives seats (the town falls in State House District 64), one U.S. Senate seat (Senator John Cornyn's seat is up for election in 2026), all U.S. House seats (the community is in Congressional District 26), and various county offices including county judge, commissioners, sheriff, county clerk, district clerk, county attorney, tax assessor-collector, and constables. Texas does not have no-excuse absentee voting; mail-in ballots are available only to voters 65 or older, those with disabilities, those confined in jail but otherwise eligible, and those who will be out of the county during the entire early voting period and on election day. Applications for mail-in ballots must be submitted to the Denton County Elections Administrator and received (not postmarked) by the 11th day before election day. Completed mail-in ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on election day or postmarked by election day and received the next business day.