Shenandoah, Texas Public Records

Texas residents can register to vote online at www.texas.gov through the Secretary of State website, or by submitting a completed application by mail or in person to the Montgomery County elections office. Applications must be postmarked or delivered at least 30 days before an election to be eligible to vote in that contest. Voters must provide their Texas driver license number or state-issued identification card number. First-time voters who register by mail must provide identification when voting. The state requires voters to present one of seven approved forms of photo ID when casting ballots, including Texas driver license, Texas election identification certificate, Texas personal identification card, Texas handgun license, U.S. military ID, U.S. citizenship certificate with photo, or U.S. passport. The city holds municipal elections for Mayor and City Council members. A Mayor and five City Council members serve staggered three-year terms. Municipal elections typically occur on the uniform election date in May of odd-numbered years. The next municipal election is scheduled for May 2025, with city council positions on the ballot. Information about candidates, filing deadlines, and local ballot measures is available through City Hall at 281-367-8952 and the Montgomery County Elections office website. Residents can locate their assigned polling place through the Montgomery County elections website at www.mctx.org/departments/departments_d_-_f/elections_administration by entering their address in the polling place lookup tool. The site also provides information about early voting locations, which typically include multiple sites throughout Montgomery County during the early voting period (17-4 days before election day for most elections). Real-time wait times at early voting locations appear on the website during major elections. Publicly accessible Texas election records include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission (searchable at www.ethics.state.tx.us), candidate applications and filings maintained by the Montgomery County elections office, and detailed precinct-by-precinct election results. The county posts complete election results on their elections website following each contest, showing votes by precinct, candidate, and race. In the November 2024 presidential election, the county recorded substantial voter turnout with approximately 68-70% of registered voters casting ballots, reflecting high civic engagement. Montgomery County has consistently trended Republican in recent elections, with strong support for GOP candidates in federal, state, and local races. Total registered voters in Montgomery County exceed 450,000 as of 2024. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, voters in the area will decide several significant races. Texas voters will elect a Governor (incumbent Greg Abbott's term expires in 2027, making this a gubernatorial election year), all statewide executive offices including Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, and Land Commissioner, and all 150 Texas House of Representatives seats. U.S. Senator John Cornyn's seat will be on the ballot in 2026. Voters will also elect county officials including County Judge, County Commissioners for precincts on the rotation, County Clerk, District Clerk, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Attorney, District Attorney, and various constables and justices of the peace. State legislative races include Texas House District 16 and Texas Senate District 3, which serve portions of Montgomery County including the city. Texas offers limited mail-in voting, restricting absentee ballots to voters 65 or older, voters with disabilities or illnesses, voters confined in jail but otherwise eligible, and voters who will be out of their county during the entire early voting period and on election day. Applications for mail-in ballots must be received (not postmarked) by the 11th day before election day. Applications are available through the Montgomery County elections office or downloadable from their website. Texas does not offer no-excuse absentee voting or permanent absentee ballot status.