San Antonio, Texas Public Records

Texas law requires registration at least 30 days before any election. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, county residents, and at least 18 years old by election day. Municipal elections for Mayor and City Council occur on the first Saturday in May of odd-numbered years, with the next scheduled for May 2025. Candidates file with the City Clerk's Office, and campaign finance reports are available through the San Antonio City Clerk's website. Voters can locate their assigned polling places through the Bexar County elections website's lookup tool by entering their residential address. The county makes detailed public election records available: voter registration rolls are accessible through the elections office, though certain personal information remains restricted. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates can be reviewed through the Texas Ethics Commission website at www.ethics.state.tx.us, while precinct-level results are published on the Bexar County elections website after each contest. Texas maintains restrictive absentee ballot rules: only voters 65 or older, those who will be out of the county during the entire early voting period and election day, those confined in jail but eligible to vote, or those with a disability or illness may vote by mail. Applications must be received by the Elections Department, not simply postmarked - by the 11th day before election day. Early voting typically runs from 17 days before election day through four days before at multiple locations throughout Bexar County, with the Elections Department providing a complete list of early voting sites on its website.