Vancourt, Texas Public Records

Texas residents can register online through the Texas Secretary of State at www.texas.gov/living-in-texas/texas-voter-registration, or submit a paper application to the County Elections office; registration must occur at least 30 days before any election. Acceptable photo ID for voting includes a Texas driver's license, Texas ID card, U.S. Passport, military ID, concealed handgun license, or U.S. Citizenship certificate with photo. Because Vancourt is unincorporated without its own municipal government, there are no mayoral or city council races here. Instead, residents participate in county, state, and federal elections. Voters typically elect Tom Green County Commissioners (with the community usually falling in Precinct 3), County Judge, Sheriff, County Clerk, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, and other county officials during even-numbered years. To locate their assigned polling place, residents can use the Texas Secretary of State's polling place locator at www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/polling-place-locator.shtml or call the County Elections office directly. In the November 2024 presidential election, Tom Green County saw approximately 38% voter turnout with roughly 27,000 ballots cast from approximately 71,000 registered voters - a pattern consistent with other West Texas rural counties. Looking toward the November 3, 2026 general election, Vancourt and Tom Green County voters will decide several critical races. The ballot will include the Texas Governor race (Greg Abbott's term expires in 2027), all statewide executive offices including Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller, one of Texas's two U.S. Senate seats (the Class II seat held by John Cornyn), the U.S. House representative for Texas Congressional District 11 (currently August Pfluger), Texas State Senate District 28, Texas State House District 72, and all county offices including County Judge, Sheriff, Commissioners Court positions, District Attorney, and other constitutional county officers. Texas restricts mail-in voting rather than offering it universally. Absentee ballots by mail are available only to voters 65 and older, those who will be absent from the county during early voting and election day, those confined in jail but eligible to vote, or those with a disability or illness. Applications must be submitted to the Tom Green County Elections Administrator and received - not just postmarked - by close of business 11 days before election day. Election records open to the public in Texas include voter registration lists (available for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission (searchable at www.ethics.state.tx.us), candidate applications and filings, and precinct-by-precinct election results. Tom Green County posts unofficial results on election night and certified results within weeks, all accessible through the Elections Administrator's office or website.