Martinsville, Texas Public Records

Texas residents, including those in the area, can register to vote online through the Texas Secretary of State's website at www.votetexas.gov, or by completing a voter registration application available at county offices, libraries, and various state agencies. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Texas residents, at least 17 years and 10 months old (18 by election day), and not convicted of a felony (or have completed their sentence, probation, and parole). The voter registration deadline in Texas is 30 days before an election. Voters must provide their Texas driver's license number or, if they don't have one, the last four digits of their Social Security number. New registrants receive a voter registration certificate by mail, which should be presented at the polling place along with an acceptable photo ID (Texas driver's license, Texas ID card, U.S. Passport, military ID, or other approved identification). Martinsville, as an unincorporated community, does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council. Residents cast ballots in Nacogdoches County elections for county offices (County Judge, County Commissioners, Sheriff, County Clerk, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justices of the Peace, Constables), Martinsville ISD school board elections, state legislative races (Texas House and Texas Senate), statewide offices (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, etc.), and federal offices (U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives). The community falls within Texas House District 11 and Texas Senate District 3, and within U.S. Congressional District 5. To find their assigned polling place, local voters can use the polling place locator at www.votetexas.gov or contact the Nacogdoches County Elections Administrator at (936) 560-7794. Polling locations are assigned by voter registration address and precinct. Early voting for Nacogdoches County elections typically takes place at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex and other designated locations, with extended hours during the early voting period (typically 17 days before election day for general elections, with weekend hours available). Texas election records that are public include voter registration lists (available for purchase by political parties, candidates, and researchers, though individual voter history is not disclosed), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees (searchable at www.ethics.state.tx.us), candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. The county Elections office publishes election results on election night and provides certified results following canvassing. Individual voter choices are secret, but whether a person voted in a particular election becomes part of their voter record. Specific precinct data for the Martinsville area showed voter participation consistent with county averages, with residents casting ballots for President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, state offices, and local county positions. Nacogdoches County-specific races may include County Judge, some County Commissioner positions (commissioners serve four-year staggered terms), Sheriff, County Clerk, District Clerk, and other county officials depending on term expirations. Martinsville ISD may also have school board positions on the ballot if terms expire in 2026. Candidate filing begins in late 2025, and local newspapers and the county Elections office will publish candidate lists as filing closes. Texas voters can request mail-in (absentee) ballots if they meet specific eligibility requirements: being 65 years or older, having a disability or illness, being confined in jail but eligible to vote, or being away from the county during the entire early voting period and on election day. Applications for mail ballots (officially called "ballots by mail" in Texas) must be submitted to the Nacogdoches County Elections Administrator and received no later than 11 days before election day. Applications can be downloaded from www.votetexas.gov or requested by calling (936) 560-7794. Texas does not offer universal vote-by-mail or no-excuse absentee voting; voters must qualify under one of the statutory categories.