Umbarger, Texas Public Records

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Texas residents can register to vote online through the Texas Secretary of State website at www.texas.gov/living-in-texas/texas-voter-registration or by submitting a paper application available from the Randall County elections office, public libraries, or most government offices. Registration applications must be postmarked or submitted at least 30 days before an election. Acceptable identification includes a Texas driver's license or identification card number, or if the applicant has not been issued these, the last four digits of their Social Security number. Since the community is unincorporated without municipal government, there are no city council or mayoral elections. Instead, residents participate in Randall County, state, and federal contests. County elections include County Judge, County Commissioners for four precincts, County Clerk, District Clerk, County Treasurer, Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Constables, and Justices of the Peace. Local voters can locate their assigned polling place using the voter lookup tool at www.randallcounty.org/elections or by calling the elections office directly. Most residents in the area are assigned to polling locations in Canyon or western Amarillo precincts. Public election records in Texas include voter registration lists, available for purchase by qualified requestors under Texas Election Code restrictions, campaign finance reports searchable at www.ethics.state.tx.us for state candidates and through county clerk offices for local candidates, candidate applications and petitions, and precinct-level results published after each contest. In the November 2024 presidential election, Randall County reported approximately 55% voter turnout with roughly 60,000 registered voters casting ballots, continuing Randall County's trend as a reliably Republican jurisdiction in the Texas Panhandle. For the November 3, 2026 general election, voters here will decide races including Texas Governor (up in 2026), all Texas statewide executive offices including Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Land Commissioner, and Agriculture Commissioner, one U.S. Senate seat as John Cornyn's seat is up for election in 2026, U.S. House District 13 currently represented by Republican Ronny Jackson covering the Panhandle, Texas State Senate District 31, Texas State House District 87, and various county offices depending on term expirations. Mail-in voting in Texas is restricted to specific categories: voters age 65 or older, voters with disabilities or illness, voters confined in jail but eligible to vote, and voters who will be out of the county during the entire early voting period and on election day. Mail-in ballot applications must be submitted to the Randall County Elections Administrator and received, not postmarked, by the 11th day before election day for most elections. Early voting is conducted at multiple county locations typically 17 days before election day through the fourth day before election day, with specific locations and hours posted on the elections website.