Irving, Texas Public Records

Applications must be postmarked or submitted at least 30 days before any election. Registration requires providing either a Texas driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. The city conducts municipal elections for mayor and city council representatives—eight council members from single-member districts plus an at-large mayor. These municipal elections typically occur on the first Saturday in May during odd-numbered years, putting the next contests in May 2025 and May 2027. Candidate filing information and local ballot measures appear on the city website at cityofirving.org/elections. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using Dallas County's polling place locator at dallascounty.org/departments/elections/polling-locations or by calling 469-627-8683. Texas law requires voters to present one of seven approved photo identification forms: Texas driver's license, Texas election identification certificate, Texas personal identification card, Texas handgun license, U.S. military ID card, U.S. citizenship certificate with photo, or U.S. passport. During the November 2024 presidential election, Dallas County reported approximately 62% turnout among registered voters, with over 950,000 ballots cast from roughly 1.54 million registered voters. The November 3, 2026 general election will bring several critical races to local voters: all Texas U.S. House seats (the city is split between congressional districts including the 24th, 25th, and 32nd); the Texas Governor's race as Greg Abbott's term expires; all 150 Texas House seats and approximately half of the 31 Texas Senate seats; statewide offices including Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, and other executive positions; Dallas County positions including County Judge, County Commissioners, District Attorney, County Clerk, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, and County Treasurer; judicial races for numerous district and county courts; and potentially city council special elections or local ballot measures if scheduled. Texas does not have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2026—the next Senate races fall in 2024 and 2028. Public election records in Texas include voter registration lists available for purchase by political parties and candidates, campaign finance reports accessible through the Texas Ethics Commission at ethics.state.tx.us, candidate applications and filings available from the Dallas County elections department, and detailed precinct-level results published after each election at dallascounty.org/departments/elections/election-results. Mail-in ballots in Texas are restricted to specific categories: voters 65 years or older, voters absent from the county during the election period, voters confined in jail but otherwise eligible, or voters with a sickness or physical disability. Applications for ballot by mail must be received by the Dallas County Elections Administrator no later than eleven days before election day.