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Kleberg County Elections

 

Salvador "Sonny" Barrera, III
Election Official

Kleberg County Courthouse
700 E. Kleberg Avenue #111
P. O. Box 1327
Kingsville, Texas 78364

 

Phone: 361-595-8548
Fax: 361-593-1355
Office Hours: 8 am - 5 pm

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                                 For the Ballot by Mail Tracker click on the link www.votetexas.gov 

 For Election Result: https://results.texas-election.com/races

 

 

  • Important Election Dates 2023-2024

    2023

    2024


    Important 2023 Election Dates

    May 6, 2023 - Uniform Election Date
    Authority Conducting Elections Local Political Subdivisions and Counties
    Deadline to post candidate requirements 5 Form 1-20 (PDF) Friday, May 6, 2022
    Deadline to Post Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline (Local Political Subdivisions Only)1 Monday, December 19, 2022 for local political subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates1
    First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). Sunday, January 1, 2023*

      *First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday.  An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2023 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election.
    First Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)1   Wednesday, January 18, 2023
    Last Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)2   Friday, February 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

    See note below relating to four-year terms 3
    Last Day to Order General Election or Election on a Measure Friday, February 17, 2023
    Last Day to Register to Vote Thursday, April 6, 2023
    First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Monday, April 24, 2023
    Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) Tuesday, April 25, 2023
    Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Tuesday, May 2, 2023
    Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail Saturday, May 6, 2023 (election day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Monday, May 8, 2023 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
    November 7, 2023 - Uniform Election Date
    These dates are subject to changes from the 2023 legislative session.
    Authority Conducting Elections Local Political Subdivisions and Counties
    Deadline to post candidate requirements 5 Form 1-20 (PDF) Monday, November 7, 2022
    First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). Sunday, January 1, 2023*

      *First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday.  An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2023 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election.
    Deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline Thursday, June 22, 2023 for local political subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates1
    First Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)1   Saturday, July 22, 2023 (“first day” does not move; office hours not required)
    Last Day to Order General Election or Election on a Measure Monday, August 21, 2023
    Last Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot (for local political subdivisions ONLY)2 Monday, August 21, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

    See note below relating to four-year terms 3
    Last Day to Register to Vote Tuesday, October 10, 2023*

    *First business day after Columbus Day
    First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Monday, October 23, 2023 (17th day before election day falls on a Saturday, first day moves to next business day)
    Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) Friday, October 27, 2023
    Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Friday, November 3, 2023
    Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (election day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4

    1 For the few entities who do not have a first day to file: For the May 6, 2023 election, Wednesday, January 18, 2023 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline for local political subdivisions that do not have a first day to file for their candidates. For the November 7, 2023 election, Saturday, July 22, 2023 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline for local political subdivisions that do not have a first day to file for their candidates.

    Local political subdivisions include: cities, school districts, water districts, hospital districts, and any other local government entity that conducts elections. Many of these elections are conducted on the May uniform election date. Note: Counties may also be holding local proposition (measure) elections on May 6, 2023.

    2 Filing deadlines: generally, the filing deadline is the 78th day prior to Election Day. The Code may provide a different special election filing deadline. See Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code (the “Code”). Write-in deadlines for general and special elections vary. See the long calendar for this election date for details. The write-in deadline for most local (city, school, other) special elections is now the same day as the filing deadline for application for a place on the ballot. Section 201.054.

    3 If no candidate for a four-year term has filed an application for a place on the ballot for a city office, the filing deadline for that office is extended to 5 p.m. of the 57th day before the election. For the May 6, 2023 election, this is Friday, March 10, 2023. For the November 7, 2023 election, this is Monday, September 11, 2023. See Section 143.008 of the Code.

    4 Different deadlines apply to the last day to receive ballots sent by the following: 1) non-military and military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and submitted a regular state Application for Ballot by Mail (“ABBM”), 2) non-military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and who submitted a Federal Postcard Application (“FPCA”), and (3) military voters and members of the Texas National Guard, who mailed ballots domestically or from overseas and who submitted an FPCA. See Secs. 86.007, 101.001 and 101.057 of the Code.

    5 Section 2051.201 of the Government Code requires all political subdivisions with the authority to impose a tax maintain a publicly accessible Internet website and post the date and location of the next election for officers  of the political subdivision and the requirements and deadline for filing for candidacy of each elected office of the political subdivision, which shall be continuously posted for at least one year before the election day for the office.

    Important 2024 Election Dates

    Longer calendars are on the Conducting Your Elections pages when available.


    Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - Primary Election
    First day to file for a place on the Primary ballot for precinct chair candidates. Tuesday, September 12, 2023
    First day to file for all other candidates for offices that are regularly scheduled to be on the Primary ballot; first day for independent candidates to file declaration of intent. Saturday, November 11, 2023
    Filing deadline for primary candidates; filing deadline for independent candidates to file declaration of intent. Monday, December 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM  
    First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Postcard Application (FPCA). Monday, January 1, 2024* 

    *First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2024 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election. 
    Last Day to Register to Vote Monday, February 5, 2024
    First Day of Early Voting Tuesday, February 20, 2024*

    *First business day after Presidents’ Day
    Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
    (Received, not Postmarked)
    Friday, February 23, 2024
    Last Day of Early Voting Friday, March 1, 2024
    Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail Tuesday, March 5, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, March 6, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
    Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Uniform Election Date (Limited)
    Authority Conducting Elections Local Non-County Political Subdivisions

    (County-ordered elections may not be held on this date. County Election Official may, but is not required to, contract to provide election services to political subdivisions holding elections on this date.)
    Deadline to post candidate requirements5 Form 1-20 Thursday, May 4, 2023
    Deadline to Post Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only)1 Monday, December 18, 2023
    First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail Monday, January 1, 2024*

      *First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2024 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election. 
    First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only)1 Wednesday, January 17, 2024
    Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a Measure Friday, February 16, 2024   
    Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only)2 Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

      See note below relating to four-year terms3
    Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only) Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. 
    Last Day to Register to Vote Thursday, April 4, 2024    
    First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Monday, April 22, 2024   
    Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) Tuesday, April 23, 2024   
    Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Tuesday, April 30, 2024  
    Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail Saturday, May 4, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Monday, May 6, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
    Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – Primary Runoff Election
    First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) Monday, January 1, 2024*

    *First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2024 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election.
    Last Day to Register to Vote Monday, April 29, 2024 
    First Day of Early Voting Monday, May 20, 2024
    Last Day to Apply by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) Friday, May 17, 2024  
    Last Day of Early Voting Friday, May 24, 2024   
    Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4
    Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - Uniform Election Date
    Deadline to post candidate requirements5 Form 1-20 Sunday, November 5, 2023
    Deadline to Post Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only)   Thursday, June 20, 2024 for local political subdivisions that have a first day to file for their candidates¹
    First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail Monday, January 1, 2024*

    *First day to file does not move because of New Year’s Day holiday. An “Annual ABBM” or FPCA for a January or February 2024 election may be filed earlier, but not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the January or February election.
    First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only)1 Saturday, July 20, 2024
    First Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (General Election for State and County Officers) Saturday, July 20, 2024
    Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a Measure Monday, August 19, 2024
    Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only)2 Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

    See note below relating to four-year terms 3
    Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (General Election for State and County Officers) Monday, August 19, 2024 
    Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy (Local Non-County Political Subdivisions Only) Friday, August 23, 2024
    Last Day to Register to Vote Monday, October 7, 2024  
    First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Monday, October 21, 2024
    Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail

    (Received, not Postmarked)
    Friday, October 25, 2024 
    Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance Friday, November 1, 2024  
    Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, November 6, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4

    1 For the few entities who do not have a first day to file: For the May 4, 2024 election, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline for local political subdivisions that do not have a first day to file for their candidates.  For the November 5, 2024 election, Saturday, July 20, 2024 is the deadline to post notice of candidate filing deadline for local political subdivisions that do not have a first day to file for their candidates.

    Local political subdivisions include: cities, school districts, water districts, hospital districts, and any other local government entity that conducts elections.  Many of these elections are conducted on the May uniform election date.

    2 Filing deadlines:  generally, the filing deadline is the 78th day prior to Election Day. The Code may provide a different special election filing deadline. See Section 201.054 of the Texas Election Code (the “Code”). Write-in deadlines for general and special elections vary. See the long calendar for this election date for details. The write-in deadline for most local (city, school, other) special elections is now the same day as the filing deadline for application for a place on the ballot.  Section 201.054.

    3 If no candidate for a four-year term has filed an application for a place on the ballot for a city office, the filing deadline for that office is extended to 5 p.m. of the 57th day before the election. For the May 4, 2024 election, this is Friday, March 8, 2024. See Section 143.008 of the Code.

    4 Different deadlines apply to the last day to receive ballots sent by the following: 1) non-military and military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and submitted a regular state Application for Ballot by Mail (“ABBM”), 2) non-military voters who mailed ballots from overseas and who submitted a Federal Postcard Application (“FPCA”), and (3) military voters and members of the Texas National Guard, who mailed ballots domestically or from overseas and who submitted an FPCA. See Secs. 86.007, 101.001 and 101.057 of the Code.

    5 Section 2051.201 of the Government Code requires all political subdivisions with the authority to impose a tax maintain a publicly accessible Internet website and post the date and location of the next election for officers of the political subdivision and the requirements and deadline for filing for candidacy of each elected office of the political subdivision, which shall be continuously posted for at least one year before the election day for the office.

    Please contact the Elections Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State at 1-800-252-VOTE (8683) for additional information.

  • Register to Vote | Effingham County, GA

    Am I Registered to Vote?  / Estoy registrado para votar?

    https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/voterDetails.do


    or Call Voter Registrar / o llame al registrador electoral

    - Maria Victoria Valadez 
    Phone: 361-595-8542 & 361-595-8541

    • Boleta por correo / Información de FPCA

      Las solicitudes de boleta de ausencia por correo (ABBM) o de tarjeta postal federal (FPCA) deben solicitarse anualmente. Puede llamar a nuestra oficina al 361-595-8548 para solicitar que se le envíe una solicitud por correo o puede descargar los siguientes formularios.

      A partir del 1 de diciembre de 2017 si un ABBM es enviado por fax o por correo electrónico o si se envía un fax a una FPCA, el solicitante debe enviar la solicitud ORIGINAL POR CORREO al secretario de votación anticipada dentro de los 4 días hábiles

       

      Razones para votar por correo (ABBM):

      *65 años de edad o más

         * Discapacidad

      *Se espera que dé a luz dentro de las tres semanas
      anteriores o posteriores al día de las elecciones

      *Ausencia esperada del condado

      *Confinamiento en la cárcel

      HAGA CLIC AQUI: Solicitud de una Boleta por Correo

       

      Razones para votar por correro utilizando una FPCA:

      *Servicio activo o cónyuge o cónyuge elegible o dependiente
      *Miembro activo de la Guardia Nacional en las órdenes del Estado
      *Ciudadano estadounidense que vive fuera del país

      HAGA CLIC AQUI: Solicitud Federal de Tarjeta Postal (FPCA)

       

       

      Aviso de Identificación requerida

      Prioridad de orden de Votante 

    •  

      Presidente Republicano del Condado de Kleberg
      D. RANDOLPH BOOTH, JR. 
      202 CECIL AVE
      KINGSVILLE, TX 78363

      CELL: 361-522-6660
      EMAIL:  randbooth5@yahoo.com

       

      Presidente Demócrata del Condado de Kleberg
      LEO ALARCON
      1501 E. WARREN AVE (solo por cita)
      KINGSVILLE, TX 78363

      CELL:  361-455-1393
      EMAIL: leoalarcon7@yahoo.com

       

  • Absentee Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card Applications  (FPCA) must be applied for annually. You may call our office at 361-595-8548 to request an application to be mailed to you or you may download the forms below.

    Effective December 1, 2017 if an ABBM is faxed or emailed or if an FPCA is faxed, the applicant must submit the ORIGINAL application BY MAIL to the early voting clerk within 4 business days before a ballot can be mailed to you. This does not apply to an emailed FPCA. 

    Effective December 1, 2021 Senate Bill 1 requires all mail voters to provide their Driver's License or Identification Card or their last four number of their Social Security on the application for a ballot by mail. If you do not have one, you can check the box with that statement on the application. 

    Effective September 1, 2021 an application to be voted by mail may submit the application by delivering it in person to the early voting clerk if the application is submitted not later than the deadline provided. 

    Each Election has it's deadline for receiving a ballot by mail.  

    May 7th Joint Election - deadline is April 26, 2022
    May 24th Primary Runoff Election - deadline is May 13, 2022
    June 14th Special Election - deadline is to be determined  


     

    Reason for voting by mail using an Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM)

    *65 years of age or older

    *Disability (as defined in Texas Election Code 82.002 (a))

    *Expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day

    *Expected absence from the county

    *Confinement in jail

    CLICK HERE:  Application for a Ballot by Mail

    Ballot  Tracker:

    https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/BallotTrackerApp/#/login 

     

    Reason for voting by mail using a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

    *Active Duty or eligible spouse or dependent

    *Active National Guard member on State orders

    *U. S. citizen living outside the county

    CLICK HERE: Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

     

    FPCA BALLOT TRACKER:  https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/FPCA/index.aspx

  • KLEBERG COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR

    RANDI MICHELLE BEARDEN
    CELL:  361-455-1820


    KLEBERG COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR

    MARIO MUNOZ 

    CELL:  361-522-5544