ELECTION INFORMATION

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Click HERE for election documents and postings (including daily Early Voting rosters).


Next Election:  May 6, 2023

Certain people qualify to submit their ballot by mail.  If you meet one of the four following criteria, you may request a ballot by mail:

To be eligible to vote early by mail in Texas, you must:

  1. be 65 years or older;
  2. be sick or disabled;
  3. be out of the county on election day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance; or
  4. be expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; or
  5. be confined in jail, but otherwise eligible. 

If you meet one of these criteria, please contact Tina at City Hall at 903-656-2311.  If you have recently submitted an Application for Ballot by Mail, your application is still valid (unless you are applying based on absence from the County during early voting and Election Day).  A ballot will be mailed to you during the ballot by mail voting period for the May 6, 2023 election date.  The deadline to submit an Application for Ballot by Mail is April 25, 2023.

Application for Ballot By Mail 

Election Administration:  

City Secretary/Early Voting Clerk
Lone Star City Hall
200 W. Industrial Blvd.
P.O. Box 218
Lone Star, TX 75668
903-656-2311
903-656-3355 Fax 
citysecretary@lonestartx.net 

Early Voting Polling Place

  Lone Star City Hall, 200 W. Industrial Blvd., Lone Star, TX 75668 

Early Voting Dates:

  April 24, 2023 - April 28, 2023 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

  May 1 - 2, 2023 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm                                      

Election Day Polling Place:

  Lone Star Fire Department, 201 W. Industrial Blvd., Lone Star, TX 75668

Election Day:

  May 6, 2023, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm 

Important Information to File for Candidacy (2023): 

First Day to File for Place on Ballot:

  January 18, 2023

Last Day to File for Place on Ballot:

  February 17, 2023 by 5:00 pm  

Important 2023 Election Dates:

Last Day to Register to Vote:  

  April 6, 2023  

First Day of Early Voting in Person:

  April 24, 2023 

Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail: 

  April 25, 2023

Last Day of Early Voting in Person:

  May 2, 2023

Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail: 

  May 6, 2023

Election Day:

  May 6, 2023

Application for Place on Ballot (click for Application)

Application for Place on Ballot must be filed no later than 5:00 pm on February 17, 2023 at Lone Star City Hall, 200 W. Industrial Blvd., P.O. Box 218, Lone Star, TX 75668.  Original Application must be submitted in person, by mail or common contract carrier (UPS, FedEx).  The City of Lone Star does not charge a filing fee.

Qualifications for Office:

Type A General Law City (Local Gov't Code, Section 22.032)
Mayor
Residence -- 1 year in state prior to the filing deadline; 1 year in city prior to election day
Age – 18
Must be a registered voter in the City of Lone Star by the filing deadline.
Alderman
Residence -- 1 year in state prior to filing deadline; 6 months in the city prior to filing deadline (Texas Elec. Code, Section 141.001(a); Brown v. Patterson, 609 SW 2nd 287)
Age – 18

   Must be a registered voter in the City of Lone Star by the filing deadline.

Both Mayor and Alderman positions have two year terms.  All positions are elected in a pure at-large system, meaning the candidates with the most votes are elected.

Texas Secretary of State Elections Division Website

Contact the Secretary of State Elections Division

For campaign related complaints, contact the Texas Ethics Commission