Hawkins, Texas Public Records

Voters must provide their Texas driver's license number or state ID number, or if they lack those, the last four digits of their Social Security number. At the polls, voters must present approved photo identification: driver's license, election certificate, passport, military ID, concealed handgun license, or other approved ID. Municipal elections for mayor and city council positions typically occur on the uniform election date in May of odd-numbered years under Texas election law, though residents should verify specific dates with Hawkins City Hall at (903) 769-2771. The next mayoral and council elections would typically fall in May 2025. To locate their assigned polling place, voters can use the lookup tool at www.votetexas.gov or contact the Elections office directly. Under Texas law, certain election records are public: voter registration lists with limited personal information, campaign finance reports accessible through the Texas Ethics Commission at www.ethics.state.tx.us, candidate filing information, and precinct-level results published after each election. Texas voters may request mail-in ballots if they are 65 or older, have a disability, will be out of the county during the election period, or are confined in jail but otherwise eligible. Applications are available at www.votetexas.gov and must be received by the Wood County elections office by the deadline, typically 11 days before election day for regular mail ballots. Early voting is widely available at designated locations in Quitman and throughout Wood County for the two-week period before any election.