Selma council approves joint election agreements with Guadalupe and Comal counties and orders May 3, 2025, election

The Selma City Council approved election services contracts with Guadalupe County and Comal County and passed a resolution ordering a general election to be held May 3, 2025, to elect three council members.

Johnny, the city administrator, told the council the proposed agreements will allow Selma City Hall to be an early‑voting and election‑day location for residents who live in Guadalupe and Bexar counties, but not for Selma residents who live in Comal County (those voters must vote at Comal County‑approved locations). The staff presentation recommended approval of the contracts and the joint election agreements to facilitate the May 3 election.

Council members moved and seconded motions to approve the election service contract with the Guadalupe County election administrator and the joint election agreement with Comal County; the council voted in favor on both contracts and then passed Resolution No. 021325‑01, which orders the May 3, 2025, general election. Johnny presented early‑voting dates and times as part of the staff report; the transcript records an April 22 start for early voting and references additional days and extended hours but does not clearly record exact end dates and which days have extended hours.

The council recorded the actions on the record and proceeded to subsequent agenda items. The contracts will enable the counties’ election administrators to provide election services per the joint agreements; the city will follow county procedures for polling locations and ballots as applicable.