Benavides voters are served by the Duval County Elections Administrator, operating under the Duval County Clerk's office located at 400 E. Gravis Street, San Diego, TX 78384. For election information, residents can call (361) 279-6272 or check the Duval County website for updates on upcoming elections, polling locations, and sample ballots. Texas voter registration is available online through the Texas Secretary of State at www.votetexas.gov, where applications can be completed, printed, signed, and mailed to the Duval County Voter Registrar.
The registration deadline is 30 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Texas residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not finally convicted of a felony or have completed their sentence including probation and parole. Valid forms of ID include a Texas driver's license, election identification certificate, personal identification card, concealed handgun license, U.S. Passport, military ID, or U.S. Citizenship certificate with photo. As an incorporated city, Benavides holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions, typically in May during odd-numbered years Candidates file with the City Secretary, and local ballot measures related to city operations may appear on municipal ballots. Residents can find their assigned polling place using the Texas Secretary of State's polling place locator at www.sos.texas.gov or by contacting the County Elections office. Under Texas Election Code, various election records are public, including voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees searchable through the Texas Ethics Commission, candidate applications and filings, and precinct-by-precinct election results. Texas does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Benavides voters are published by the Texas Secretary of State Elections Division (https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/). State legislative races include Texas House District 31 or 43 depending on redistricting and the corresponding Texas Senate district. County offices on the ballot will include County Judge, Sheriff, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Treasurer, County Commissioners for precincts with expiring terms, and Justices of the Peace. Early voting in Texas begins 17 days before Election Day and runs through the fourth day before the election. Texas allows mail-in absentee voting only for specific categories: voters 65 or older, those who will be out of the county during early voting and Election Day, those confined in jail but otherwise eligible, and those with a sickness or disability. Applications for mail ballots must be received by the County Elections office no later than eleven days before Election Day, and completed ballots must be received - not just postmarked - by 7:00 PM on Election Day.