Crowell, Texas Public Records

Texas residents can register online at www.votetexas.gov or submit a paper application to the Foard County Clerk, though applications must be postmarked or submitted at least 30 days before an election to qualify voters for that contest. Eligibility requires U.S. Citizenship, age 18 or older on election day, county residency, and no final felony conviction unless all sentences, probation, and parole have been completed. When voting in person, Texas law requires one of seven approved forms of photo identification: a Texas driver's license, Texas election identification certificate, Texas personal ID card, U.S. Passport, military ID with photo, U.S. Citizenship certificate with photo, or license to carry a handgun. Voters without acceptable ID may sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and present supporting documentation. The city holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions, typically on the uniform election date in May of odd-numbered years, meaning the next municipal election would be in May 2025 and May 2027, with city council positions and mayoral races appearing on the ballot depending on term expirations. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Foard County Clerk at (940) 684-1365 or checking the Texas Secretary of State's polling place locator at www.votetexas.gov. Due to the small population, the county typically operates a single consolidated election day polling location at the Community Center or courthouse annex, though early voting runs for approximately two weeks before each election at the Foard County Clerk's office. Public election records in Texas include voter registration lists, available with restrictions under Texas Election Code Chapter 18, campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and searchable at www.ethics.state.tx.us, candidate applications and ballot information filed with the Foard County Clerk, and certified election results by precinct. In the November 2024 presidential election, Foard County reported approximately 900 total registered voters with turnout of roughly 60-65%, reflecting strong rural participation typical of presidential election years. The county voted overwhelmingly Republican, consistent with historical voting patterns in the conservative Texas Panhandle region. On November 3, 2026, local voters will participate in the Texas gubernatorial election as Governor Greg Abbott's current term expires in January 2027, along with statewide elections for Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and other executive offices, the full Texas House of Representatives covering all 150 seats, half of the Texas State Senate seats including State Senate District 30, one of Texas's U.S. House seats for Congressional District 13, and various county offices including Sheriff, County Judge, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Commissioner positions, and Justice of the Peace. Texas does not have one of the two U.S. Senate seats up in 2026, with the next Texas Senate race in 2026 for Ted Cruz's seat and 2028 for John Cornyn's seat. Vote-by-mail and absentee voting in Texas is restricted to specific circumstances under Texas Election Code Chapter 82: voters 65 or older, voters who will be absent from the county during the entire early voting period and on election day, voters confined in jail but eligible to vote, or voters with a sickness or physical condition preventing in-person voting. Applications for mail ballots must be submitted to the Foard County Elections Administrator by the close of business 11 days before election day. Mail ballot applications and detailed instructions are available at www.votetexas.gov or from the Foard County Clerk's office at (940) 684-1365.