Denton County Elections Administration

02/18/2026

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Polls opened on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 8 a.m. for Early Voting in the March 3 Primary Election and will continue through Friday, Feb. 27. Polling locations and times are available athttps://www.votedenton.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PM26-EV-Locations.pdf

Visit our Voter Lookup link to find the election day site and sample ballot at https://www.votedenton.gov/voter-information/voter-lookup/

02/02/2026

Heads up, mail ballot voters!

For the March 3, 2026 Primary Election, the last day to submit an Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM) is February 20, 2026.

Your voted mail ballot must be received by the Elections Office no later than Wednesday, March 4, 2026, provided it is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Please be aware that the U.S. Postal Service has implemented internal operational changes that may result in some mail not being postmarked on the same day it is deposited at a local post office. This could impact whether a mail ballot meets the postmark deadline.

To avoid any issues:

Submit your application for a mail ballot as early as possible.

Return your voted ballot as early as possible. Do not wait until the last day.

If you are mailing your ballot close to Election Day, you may take it directly to a post office counter and request a manual postmark to ensure it receives a timely postmark.

01/24/2026

Due to the ongoing hazardous winter weather and in the interest of public safety, all Denton County polling locations scheduled to be open on Saturday, January 24, 2026, for early voting in the January 31 Special Election were closed, including:

Denton County Elections Office
Frisco Fire Station #4
Frisco Fire Station #6
Frisco Fire Station #7
Frisco Government Center
Parr Library

The same polling locations will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026. We encourage anyone planning to vote to check the Denton County Elections website at www.votedenton.gov for the latest updates and any changes to voting times or locations.

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01/23/2026

For cities of Frisco and Plano voters! Due to inclement weather, polling locations will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Determinations for Monday and Tuesday will be made as the current weather event progresses.

12/05/2025

Denton County Elections wishes to congratulate Matt McCann, Elections Technician, on his well-earned retirement.

Matt has served the citizens of the State of Texas for an incredible 36 years across Denton County Elections, Tarrant County Elections, and with an election equipment vendor. He is truly one of the unsung heroes of election administration, and, honestly, he prefers it that way.

In fact, when Matt announced his retirement, he was adamant that he did not want a big production or formal ceremony. And I agreed… sort of! Today, during our office holiday luncheon, we took a moment to recognize Matt with a special memento of his service and surprised him by inviting his wife, Shelley, and his daughter, Taylor, to join us.

Matt, thank you for your dedicated service, your steady professionalism, and your unwavering commitment to the voters of Texas. We will miss you!

10/20/2025

Constitutional Amendment Educational Series for November 4, 2025, election, continued…

Proposition 17
Official Ballot Language:
“The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.”

Explanatory Statement (Texas Secretary of State):
HJR 34 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to exempt from property taxation, in counties that border the United Mexican States, the portion of a real property’s assessed value that arose from the installation or construction of border security infrastructure and related improvements. The proposed amendment would authorize the legislature to define “border security infrastructure” and prescribe additional eligibility requirements for the exemption.

10/19/2025

Constitutional Amendment Educational Series for November 4, 2025, election, continued…

Proposition 16
Official Ballot Language:
“The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.”

Explanatory Statement (Texas Secretary of State):
SJR 37 proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that only United States citizens are allowed to vote in Texas elections.

10/18/2025

Constitutional Amendment Educational Series for November 4, 2025, election, continued…

Proposition 15
Official Ballot Language:
“The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.”

Explanatory Statement (Texas Secretary of State):
SJR 34 proposes a constitutional amendment to affirm that a parent has the responsibility to nurture and protect the parent’s child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child’s upbringing.

10/17/2025

Constitutional Amendment Educational Series for November 4, 2025, election, continued…

Proposition 14
Official Ballot Language:
“The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.”

Explanatory Statement (Texas Secretary of State):
SJR 3 proposes a constitutional amendment to require the legislature to establish a new state agency, the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT). The proposed amendment would create the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to be administered by DPRIT. Under the proposed amendment, DPRIT would be responsible for awarding financial grants for research on and the prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders. The proposed amendment would also authorize the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to transfer $3 billion from the state general revenue fund to the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund.

10/16/2025

Constitutional Amendment Educational Series for November 4, 2025, election, continued…

Proposition 13
Official Ballot Language:
“The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.”

Explanatory Statement (Texas Secretary of State):
SJR 2 proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory homestead exemption from property taxation for general elementary and secondary public school purposes from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of the residence.

10/15/2025

Constitutional Amendment Educational Series for November 4, 2025, election, continued…

Proposition 12
Official Ballot Language:
“The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission’s recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.”

Explanatory Statement (Texas Secretary of State):
SJR 27 proposes a constitutional amendment to change the membership and procedures of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC). The proposed amendment would: (1) change the membership of the SCJC so that it is composed of six judges appointed by the Texas Supreme Court and seven citizens appointed by the Governor who are at least 35 years old, with both groups of appointees requiring the consent of the Texas Senate to be confirmed; (2) restrict the SCJC’s power to issue a private reprimand (or impose a requirement that the person obtain additional training or education) to a person who has not previously been issued a private reprimand and in response to a complaint that does not allege criminal behavior; (3) require the SCJC to find that a person engaged in willful or persistent conduct that is clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of a judge’s duties, or determine that there is other good cause, before issuing a public admonition or punishment; (4) expand the SCJC’s power to order suspension without pay as punishment; (5) give the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court the power to select the appellate-court justices to serve on a tribunal to review the SCJC’s recommendation for the removal or retirement of a person from office, without any requirement that each court of appeals designate one of its members for consideration by the chief justice; and (6) direct the Texas Supreme Court and Governor to appoint SCJC members to initial terms of two, four, and six years starting on January 1, 2026, with the succeeding terms to be six years, so that upon completion of the initial terms, the SCJC will be composed of members serving staggered six-year terms.

10/14/2025

Constitutional Amendment Educational Series for November 4, 2025, election, continued…

Proposition 11
Official Ballot Language:
“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.”

Explanatory Statement (Texas Secretary of State):
SJR 85 proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from property taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is 65 years of age or older or a person who is disabled from $10,000 to $60,000.