Texas counties with 500,000 or fewer residents are scheduled to appoint election judges and specified ballot-board officials during their commissioners courts’ August terms, under the Secretary of State’s calendar for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Texas candidates seeking write-in status for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election have until Aug. 17 to file a declaration of write-in candidacy, according to the Secretary of State’s official calendar.
Texas counties are entering election-administration appointment periods ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, including an Aug. 1 to Oct. 1 recommended window for early-voting ballot-board appointments in smaller counties.