Kirvin, Texas Public Records

Texas residents including those in the Kirvin area can register to vote online at https://www.votetexas.gov or by completing a paper application and submitting it to the Freestone County Clerk or Elections Administrator. Applications must be postmarked or delivered at least 30 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Texas residents, and at least 18 years old on Election Day. While Texas doesn't require photo ID to register, voters must provide either a Texas driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Photo ID is required to vote in person, with acceptable forms including a Texas driver's license, Texas election identification certificate, U.S. Passport, military ID, or other state-approved photo identification. Those without acceptable photo ID may sign a reasonable impediment declaration and provide supporting documentation. As an unincorporated community, Kirvin has no municipal elections for mayor or city council. Residents participate in Freestone County, state, and federal elections instead. Polling place assignments depend on voter registration address and precinct boundaries. Voters can find their specific polling location by visiting https://www.votetexas.gov and entering their address, or by contacting the Freestone County Elections office. Early voting is typically available at the Freestone County Courthouse and possibly additional locations for approximately two weeks before Election Day, including weekend hours Texas remains a state with competitive statewide races and strong partisan turnout during presidential years. All U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Kirvin voters are published by the Texas Secretary of State Elections Division (https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/). State legislative seats including Texas House District 13 and Texas Senate District 3 will be contested. At the Freestone County level, Freestone County voters will elect the County Judge, County Commissioners for precincts up for election, Sheriff, County Clerk, District Clerk, County Treasurer, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Attorney, and Justice of the Peace positions depending on term schedules. Freestone County elected officials typically serve four-year terms with partisan elections held in even-numbered years. Texas allows absentee voting by mail only for voters who meet specific criteria: those 65 or older, those who will be outside their county during the election period including early voting, those confined in jail but eligible to vote, or those with a sickness or disability. Applications for mail ballots (known as Application for Ballot by Mail or ABBM) must be received by the County Elections office by the 11th day before Election Day. Applications can be downloaded from https://www.sos.texas.gov or requested from the Freestone County Elections office. Completed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the next business day, or hand-delivered by 7 PM on Election Day. Election records in Texas are largely public under the Texas Election Code. Voter registration lists are available to candidates, political parties, and certain requesters but contain limited information excluding Social Security numbers and phone numbers. Election results by precinct are public records and posted by the County Elections office after certification. Campaign finance reports for county-level candidates are filed with the Freestone County Clerk and are public records available for inspection. State-level campaign finance reports are filed with the Texas Ethics Commission and searchable at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/search/cf/. Candidate filings and ballot measure information are available from the County Elections office and the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/.